Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in the U.S.
242 NPPES records list low vision rehabilitation optometrist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; New York and Nebraska have the most per resident. 86 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 152WL0500X means
152WL0500X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Optometrist, Low Vision Rehabilitation, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 242 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Optometrists who specialize in low-vision care having training to assess visual function, prescribe low-vision devices, develop treatment plans, and recommend other vision rehabilitation services.
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 152WL0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 9
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WL0500X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 37 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| California | 53 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 5 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 14 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 7 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 1 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 9 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 0.1 |
| New York | 32 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 7 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 6 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 6 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 6 | 0.1 |
| Washington | 5 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code152WL0500X · Optometrist
- Size rank421st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family5th of 7 Optometrist codes, 0.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers86 (35.5% of records)
- Part D claims268 a year per prescriber, on average (246th of 496)
- Industry payments86 physicians paid $96K in 2024, $1K each on average
- Concentration5 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 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records
- Dawn Decarlo, ODBirmingham, AL1225072820
- Patti Fuhr, O.D., PH.D.Birmingham, AL1073625489
- Megan Walker, O.D.Dothan, AL1750331161
- Joseph Fontenot, M.D.Mobile, AL1649211277
- Shannon Stone, O.D.North Little Rock, AR1831295906
- Michael Wheeler, O.D.Mountain Home, AR1720135015
- Melissa Schiffer, ODPhoenix, AZ1346760790
- Lori Grover, O.D.Mesa, AZ1124018916
- Lynne Noon, O.D.Sun City, AZ1053318907
- Joyce Wei, O.D.Culver City, CA1437490372
- Lynn Kurata, ODSanta Monica, CA1841225158
- Eric Yoshinaga, O.D.Santa Monica, CA1649947391
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist's mid-pack national roster?
242 CMS-registered Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers sit across 38 states; California leads with 53. Rank 421st of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 86 Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist physicians receiving $96K across 612 payments (average $1K; 217th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist NPIs, 86 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 268 claims and $44K drug cost per prescriber; 246th 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.
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.