Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in the U.S.
1,177 NPPES records list corneal and contact management optometrist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.3 per 100,000 residents; Vermont and Wyoming have the most per resident. 585 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 152WC0802X means
152WC0802X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Optometrist, Corneal and Contact Management, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 1,177 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
The professional activities performed by an Optometrist related to the fitting of contact lenses to an eye, ongoing evaluation of the cornea's ability to sustain successful contact lens wear, and treatment of any external eye or corneal condition which can affect contact lens wear.
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 152WC0802X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 24
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WC0802X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | 0.2 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0.3 |
| Arizona | 12 | 0.2 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 0.3 |
| California | 161 | 0.4 |
| Colorado | 38 | 0.6 |
| Connecticut | 14 | 0.4 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 0.6 |
| Florida | 75 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 38 | 0.3 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 12 | 0.6 |
| Illinois | 39 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 5 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | 8 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 6 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | 17 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | 31 | 0.4 |
| Michigan | 21 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 0.7 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 27 | 0.4 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 5 | 0.4 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 6 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 49 | 0.5 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 0.2 |
| New York | 82 | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | 19 | 0.2 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 0.6 |
| Ohio | 52 | 0.4 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 10 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 55 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 0.2 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 23 | 0.3 |
| Texas | 112 | 0.4 |
| Utah | 9 | 0.3 |
| Vermont | 6 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | 27 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 36 | 0.5 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0.4 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 0.2 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 0.9 |
In federal data
- NUCC code152WC0802X · Optometrist
- Size rank252nd of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- In its family2nd of 7 Optometrist codes, 1.8% of the family
- Part D prescribers585 (49.7% of records)
- Part D claims225 a year per prescriber, on average (262nd of 496)
- Industry payments610 physicians paid $631K in 2024, $1K each on average
- Concentration8 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 corneal and contact management optometrist records
- Hal Hagge, O.D.Eagle River, AK1669463923
- Dan Hart, O.D.Wasilla, AK1437280468
- Susan Eiland, M.D.Birmingham, AL1982686572
- Elaine Thompson, O.D.Birmingham, AL1720060320
- Armand Gagnon, O.D.Homewood, AL1194715318
- Michael Tyner, O.D.Birmingham, AL1790862019
- Marty Brewer, O.D.Florence, AL1508973264
- Clifford Stratton, ODMadison, AL1730148198
- Marvin Trott, O.D.Montgomery, AL1518056183
- Raleshia Burke, O.D.Oxford, AL1912073511
- Robert Svensen, O.D.Anniston, AL1245321231
- Clifford Turner, ODCabot, AR1982662375
- Charles Todd, O.D.Conway, AR1275619876
- Richard Foster, O.D.Jacksonville, AR1669591129
- Milton Lane, BS, BSBA, MBA, ODLittle Rock, AR1801871595
- Kerry Childers, O.D.Wynne, AR1114906310
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist's mid-pack national roster?
1,177 CMS-registered Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers sit across 52 states; California leads with 161. Leading metros: New York, NY; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Indianapolis, IN. Rank 252nd of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 610 Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist physicians receiving $631K across 5,361 payments (average $1K; 227th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist NPIs, 585 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 225 claims and $52K drug cost per prescriber; 262nd of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
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.
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