Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist
NUCC 152WC0802X · Optometrist
1,539 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 223rd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist ranks 223rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Vermont leads.
- 1,539
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 223rd
- of 690 specialties
- 520
- state-share HHI
- 55.2%
- Part D prescriber share
Vermont is densest per capita (2× the national rate; North Dakota 2×); 2.4% of the Optometrist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist (NUCC 152WC0802X; 55.2% Part D prescribers (850 of 1,539); avg 254 Part D claims/prescriber (398th of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (220th of 551; 901 paid, $1.4M total); state-share HHI 520; next-larger headcount neighbor Child & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse (+4); next-smaller Foot Surgery Podiatrist (-15)).
Next larger: Child & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse (1,543) Next smaller: Foot Surgery Podiatrist (1,524)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- Vermont 2× · 0.9/100k
- North Dakota 2× · 0.9/100k
- Wyoming 1.9× · 0.9/100k
- Colorado 1.7× · 0.8/100k
- Minnesota 1.6× · 0.7/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Iowa 0.48× · 0.2/100k
- Louisiana 0.48× · 0.2/100k
- New Mexico 0.52× · 0.2/100k
- Arizona 0.56× · 0.3/100k
- Alabama 0.65× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 201 |
| 2 | Texas | 161 |
| 3 | Florida | 114 |
| 4 | New York | 94 |
| 5 | Ohio | 72 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 63 |
| 7 | Illinois | 60 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 54 |
| 9 | Colorado | 46 |
| 10 | Georgia | 43 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 43 |
| 12 | Washington | 41 |
| 13 | Virginia | 40 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 39 |
| 15 | Michigan | 36 |
Top Cities for Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 27 |
| 2 | HoustonTexas | 19 |
| 3 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 18 |
| 4 | San DiegoCalifornia | 14 |
| 5 | DallasTexas | 12 |
| 6 | OrlandoFlorida | 10 |
| 7 | IndianapolisIndiana | 10 |
| 8 | MiamiFlorida | 9 |
| 9 | ChicagoIllinois | 9 |
| 10 | BrooklynNew York | 9 |
| 11 | El PasoTexas | 9 |
| 12 | BerkeleyCalifornia | 8 |
Sample Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tony TaoAllen, TX |
| 2 | Kenneth Falknor, O.D.El Paso, TX |
| 3 | Larry Falknor, O.D.El Paso, TX |
| 4 | Thomas Dawson, ODCrystal River, FL |
| 5 | George Eischens, O.D.Prattville, AL |
| 6 | John Lee, ODMemphis, TN |
| 7 | Philip Poulin, O.D.Waterville, ME |
| 8 | Scott Chenore, O.D.Greeley, CO |
| 9 | Mark Borsuk, O.D.Gaithersburg, MD |
| 10 | Jason Kaminski, O.D., F.A.A.O.Longmont, CO |
| 11 | Michael Ringel, O.D.Harrison, OH |
| 12 | Mark Barry, ODBellevue, WA |
| 13 | Matt Conner, O.D.Yakima, WA |
| 14 | Joseph Hopkins, O.D.Anderson, SC |
| 15 | Alan Schlussel, O.D.New York, NY |
| 16 | Michael Nason, O.D.Jacksonville, FL |
| 17 | Eric Batiste, O.D.Altoona, PA |
| 18 | Steven Lehr, O.D.Crete, NE |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Optometrist category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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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