Contact Lens Technician/Technologist
NUCC 156FC0800X · Technician/Technologist
117 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 29 states · 515th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Contact Lens Technician/Technologist ranks 515th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Georgia; per resident Oregon leads.
- 117
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 515th
- of 690 specialties
- 693
- state-share HHI
- 33.3%
- in top 3 states
Oregon is densest per capita (4.8× the national rate; Georgia 3.4×); 1% of the Technician/Technologist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Contact Lens Technician/Technologist (NUCC 156FC0800X; Open Payments avg $147/physician (487th of 551; 2 paid, $294 total); state-share HHI 693; next-larger headcount neighbor Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacist (+2); next-smaller Cardiology Technician (-2)).
Next larger: Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacist (119) Next smaller: Cardiology Technician (115)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13 |
| 2 | New York | 13 |
| 3 | Texas | 13 |
| 4 | Michigan | 10 |
| 5 | California | 9 |
| 6 | Florida | 8 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 7 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7 |
Sample Contact Lens Technician/Technologist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Anderson, OPTICIAN LDOCharleston, SC |
| 2 | Brian Burton, L.D.O.Liberty, SC |
| 3 | Steven Hickey, OPTHALMIC DISPENSERRochester, NY |
| 4 | Sharlet OlsenVancouver, WA |
| 5 | Linda SniderVancouver, WA |
| 6 | James LaytonCorpus Christi, TX |
| 7 | Kristi Wolf, LDOPortland, OR |
| 8 | Lynda EichelbergPortland, OR |
| 9 | Robert Oun, ABOC, NCLC, LDOPortland, OR |
| 10 | Janet Leino, LDOHillsboro, OR |
| 11 | Jessamine MaibenHillsboro, OR |
| 12 | Abraham BalmoriCoral Springs, FL |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do the few Contact Lens Technician/Technologist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
What does NUCC code 156FC0800X mean?
Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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