Occupational Vision Optometrist

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process. · Updated August 2026

NUCC 152WX0102X · Optometrist

58 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 26 states · 575th of 690 specialties by headcount.

Providers

CMS NPPES-registered

States

with ≥1 NPI

Texas

Top state

9 providers

$603

Open Pay avg

335th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Occupational Vision Optometrist ranks 575th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident New York leads.

58
NPPES providers in specialty: 575th
of 690 specialties: 660
state-share HHI: 37.9%
Part D prescriber share

New York is densest per capita (1.8× the national rate; Texas 1.7×); 0.1% of the Optometrist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Occupational Vision Optometrist (NUCC 152WX0102X; 37.9% Part D prescribers (22 of 58); avg 378 Part D claims/prescriber (331st of 572); Open Payments avg $603/physician (335th of 551; 24 paid, $14K total); state-share HHI 660; next-larger headcount neighbor Neonatal/Pediatric Certified Respiratory Therapist (+2); next-smaller Pulmonary Diagnostics Registered Respiratory Therapist (-1)).

Next larger: Neonatal/Pediatric Certified Respiratory Therapist (60) Next smaller: Pulmonary Diagnostics Registered Respiratory Therapist (57)

Which states have the most providers?

#	State	Providers	% of specialty
1	Texas	9	15.5%
2	New York	6	10.3%
3	California	5	8.6%
4	Florida	4	6.9%
5	Georgia	3	5.2%
6	Illinois	3	5.2%
7	Indiana	3	5.2%
8	Arkansas	2	3.4%

Sample Occupational Vision Optometrist NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#	Provider	State
1	Mark Bryant, O.D.Cordele, GA	Georgia
2	Charlene Werner, ODNew Braunfels, TX	Texas
3	Michael Politzer, O.D.Franklin, TN	Tennessee
4	Irve Denenberg, ODGreat Lakes, IL	Illinois
5	Richard Borghi, ODGranite Bay, CA	California
6	H Leffingwell, O.D.New Berlin, WI	Wisconsin
7	Todd Geis, MDDaytona Beach, FL	Florida
8	John Lovas, O.D.Perrysburg, OH	Ohio
9	Paul Bernstein, O.D.White Plains, NY	New York
10	Wayne Provines, O. D.Little Rock Afb, AR	Arkansas
11	Jonathan Solan, O.D.Allentown, PA	Pennsylvania
12	Frank Derienzo, ODJersey City, NJ	New Jersey

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Occupational Vision Optometrist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?

Only 58 NPIs list Occupational Vision Optometrist as primary taxonomy across 26 states (peak Texas, 9). That is 575th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.

Do the few Occupational Vision Optometrist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 24 paid Occupational Vision Optometrist physicians totaling $14K (157 payments; average $603, 335th of 551 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.

How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?

Among Occupational Vision Optometrist NPIs, 22 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 378 claims and $83K drug cost per prescriber; 331st of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.

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

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.