Ocularist
NUCC 156FX1700X · Technician/Technologist
139 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 40 states · 496th of 690 specialties by headcount.
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?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 17 |
| 2 | California | 15 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 8 |
| 4 | Texas | 8 |
| 5 | Florida | 7 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 7 |
| 7 | Washington | 7 |
| 8 | Illinois | 6 |
Sample Ocularist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | James JohnstonMichigan City, IN |
| 2 | Daniel YeagerIowa City, IA |
| 3 | Ginger MorrellHutchinson, KS |
| 4 | Nancy LambertOklahoma City, OK |
| 5 | Doss Tannehill, BCOHonolulu, HI |
| 6 | Todd Cranmore, BCOKirkland, WA |
| 7 | Randy Light, B.C.O., B.A.D.O.Peoria, IL |
| 8 | Benjamin Light, OCULARIST APPRENTICEPeoria, IL |
| 9 | Christie Erickson, BCOKirkland, WA |
| 10 | Mitchell Mayo, BCOColorado Springs, CO |
| 11 | William TrawnikDallas, TX |
| 12 | Robert HenderliteCharlotte, NC |
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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