Occupational Vision Optometrist providers in the U.S.
84 NPPES records list occupational vision optometrist as their primary taxonomy; Wyoming and Florida have the most per resident. 32 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 152WX0102X means
152WX0102X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Optometrist, Occupational Vision, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 84 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Optometrists who work in Occupational Vision, the branch of environmental optometry, consider all aspects of the relationship between work and vision, visual performances, eye safety, and health.
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 152WX0102X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Miami has the most, 7
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WX0102X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 32 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| California | 7 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0.0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 12 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 4 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 4 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 6 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 6 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 2 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 0.0 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code152WX0102X · Optometrist
- Size rank531st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family6th of 7 Optometrist codes, 0.1% of the family
- Part D prescribers32 (38.1% of records)
- Part D claims264 a year per prescriber, on average (248th of 496)
- Industry payments36 physicians paid $9K in 2024, $249 each on average
- Concentration7 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 occupational vision optometrist records
- Wayne Provines, O. D.Little Rock Afb, AR1376506543
- Jeffrey CoatsBentonville, AR1770995201
- Howard MochayoffLos Angeles, CA1386351955
- Seymour Besem, O.D.Los Angeles, CA1275626228
- Patrick Vanhoose, O.D.San Diego, CA1811024516
- Srividhya Hariharan, O.D.Corona, CA1386857522
- Michael Chyrek, O.D.Travis Afb, CA1760465769
- Mujda Zhublawar, O.D.Hayward, CA1154454395
- Richard Borghi, ODGranite Bay, CA1356312821
- Michael Torgerson, O.D.Fort Collins, CO1740355734
- Monique Mikula, O.D.Greeley, CO1013040542
- Jeffrey Kraskin, O.D.Washington, DC1386603058
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Occupational Vision Optometrist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 84 NPIs list Occupational Vision Optometrist as primary taxonomy across 32 states (peak Florida, 12). That is 531st of 688 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 36 paid Occupational Vision Optometrist physicians totaling $9K (198 payments; average $249, 344th of 470 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, 32 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 264 claims and $37K drug cost per prescriber; 248th 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.