Ophthalmic Assistant

NUCC 156FX1101X · Technician/Technologist

155 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 31 states · 479th of 690 specialties by headcount.

155
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
31
States
with ≥1 NPI
Texas
Top state
31 providers
$853
Open Pay avg
293rd of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Ophthalmic Assistant ranks 479th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Texas; per resident Kansas leads.

155
NPPES providers in specialty
479th
of 690 specialties
912
state-share HHI
0.6%
Part D prescriber share

Kansas is densest per capita (7.4× the national rate; Georgia 4.8×); 1.3% of the Technician/Technologist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Ophthalmic Assistant (NUCC 156FX1101X; 0.6% Part D prescribers (1 of 155); avg 677 Part D claims/prescriber (246th of 572); Open Payments avg $853/physician (293rd of 551; 1 paid, $853 total); state-share HHI 912; next-larger headcount neighbor Exercise & Sports Psychologist (+1); next-smaller Environmental Modification Occupational Therapist (-3)).

Next larger: Exercise & Sports Psychologist (156) Next smaller: Environmental Modification Occupational Therapist (152)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1Texas31
2Georgia24
3California12
4Virginia11
5Kansas10
6Minnesota10
7Colorado7
8Ohio5

Sample Ophthalmic Assistant NPIs

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

#Provider
1Geraldine McFaddenWichita, KS
2Tara Maryas, C.O.A.Florissant, MO
3Gretta HallDecatur, GA
4Kelly Gant, C.O.T.Florissant, MO
5Jeanetta Davis, C.O.A.Denver, CO
6Nicole Hoffer, C.O.A.Tyler, TX
7Edna Cowell, C.O.A.Tyler, TX
8Juanita Harris, C.O.T.Tyler, TX
9Stephanie Smith, C.O.A.Tyler, TX
10Cindy Huff, C.O.A.Tyler, TX
11Annie Dixon, C.O.A.Tyler, TX
12Ann Dang, MAPalo Alto, CA

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Ophthalmic Assistant a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 155 NPIs list Ophthalmic Assistant as primary taxonomy across 31 states (peak Texas, 31). That is 479th 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 Ophthalmic Assistant NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 1 paid Ophthalmic Assistant physicians totaling $853 (24 payments; average $853, 293rd 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 Ophthalmic Assistant NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 677 claims and $18K drug cost per prescriber; 246th 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.