Ocularist

NUCC 156FX1700X · Technician/Technologist

139 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 40 states · 496th of 690 specialties by headcount.

139
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
40
States
with ≥1 NPI
New York
Top state
17 providers
5th
In category
of 10 Technician/Technologist codes

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Ocularist ranks 496th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident Oklahoma leads.

139
NPPES providers in specialty
496th
of 690 specialties
518
state-share HHI
0.7%
Part D prescriber share

Oklahoma is densest per capita (4.8× the national rate; Washington 2.2×); 1.2% of the Technician/Technologist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Ocularist (NUCC 156FX1700X; 0.7% Part D prescribers (1 of 139); avg 165 Part D claims/prescriber (449th of 572); state-share HHI 518; next-larger headcount neighbor Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (+1); next-smaller Sports Medicine Podiatrist (-4)).

Next larger: Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (140) Next smaller: Sports Medicine Podiatrist (135)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1New York17
2California15
3Oklahoma8
4Texas8
5Florida7
6North Carolina7
7Washington7
8Illinois6

Sample Ocularist NPIs

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

#Provider
1James JohnstonMichigan City, IN
2Daniel YeagerIowa City, IA
3Ginger MorrellHutchinson, KS
4Nancy LambertOklahoma City, OK
5Doss Tannehill, BCOHonolulu, HI
6Todd Cranmore, BCOKirkland, WA
7Randy Light, B.C.O., B.A.D.O.Peoria, IL
8Benjamin Light, OCULARIST APPRENTICEPeoria, IL
9Christie Erickson, BCOKirkland, WA
10Mitchell Mayo, BCOColorado Springs, CO
11William TrawnikDallas, TX
12Robert HenderliteCharlotte, NC

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Ocularist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 139 NPIs list Ocularist as primary taxonomy across 40 states (peak New York, 17). That is 496th of 690 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find an Ocularist?
Ocularist providers are listed in 40 states; New York leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Sports Medicine Podiatrist and just below Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. Browse by state or search by name.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Ocularist NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 165 claims and $2K drug cost per prescriber; 449th 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

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