Contact Lens Technician/Technologist providers in the U.S.
44 NPPES records list contact lens technician/technologist as their primary taxonomy; Oregon and Michigan have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 156FC0800X means
156FC0800X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Technician/Technologist, Contact Lens, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 44 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An optician or other ancillary support staff person who, where authorized by state law and trained or certified to do so, may fit or dispense contact lenses to a patient based on the prescription of an optometrist or medical physician.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FC0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Portland has the most, 4
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FC0800X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 17 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1 |
| California | 4 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 3 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 6 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 7 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 6 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code156FC0800X · Technician/Technologist
- Size rank583rd of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family8th of 10 Technician/Technologist codes, 0.4% of the family
- Concentration4 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of contact lens technician/technologist records
- Elizabeth LarsonAnchorage, AK1922610021
- Daniel HarpstChelsea, AL1487130688
- Adriana Laniza Natividad, CERTIFIED OPTICIANTorrance, CA1033390943
- Daryoush Moghani, RCLDBurbank, CA1942832399
- Aeven Awraha, OPTICIANEl Cajon, CA1326340845
- Ted Heskett, R.D.O.San Francisco, CA1154488427
- David BelsheColorado Springs, CO1619351954
- Jon Cartier, LICENSED OPTICIANGuilford, CT1316323470
- Abraham BalmoriCoral Springs, FL1285721084
- Elky GomezMiami, FL1922978600
- Freddie Lovell, BOARD CERTIFIEDPlantation, FL1790999134
- Peter Maly, R.D.O.Charlton, MA1780727743
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Contact Lens Technician/Technologist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 44 NPIs list Contact Lens Technician/Technologist as primary taxonomy across 18 states (peak Oregon, 7). That is 583rd of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find a Contact Lens Technician/Technologist?
Contact Lens Technician/Technologist providers are listed in 18 states; Portland leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Poetry Therapist and just below Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 156FC0800X mean?
Contact Lens Technician/Technologist is NUCC taxonomy 156FC0800X in the Technician/Technologist group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.