Ophthalmic Registered Nurse

NUCC 163WX1100X · Registered Nurse

29 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 17 states · 619th of 690 specialties by headcount.

29
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
17
States
with ≥1 NPI
Colorado
Top state
4 providers
$310
Open Pay avg
425th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Ophthalmic Registered Nurse ranks 619th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in Colorado.

29
NPPES providers in specialty
619th
of 690 specialties
773
state-share HHI
6.9%
Part D prescriber share

6 states hold half of this specialty's national roster; 0% of the Registered Nurse category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Ophthalmic Registered Nurse (NUCC 163WX1100X; 6.9% Part D prescribers (2 of 29); avg 179 Part D claims/prescriber (440th of 572); Open Payments avg $310/physician (425th of 551; 4 paid, $1K total); state-share HHI 773; next-larger headcount neighbor Human Factors Physical Therapist (+1); next-smaller Community Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (-1)).

Next larger: Human Factors Physical Therapist (30) Next smaller: Community Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (28)

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1Colorado4
2Texas4
3Arizona2
4California2
5Florida2
6Idaho2
7Massachusetts2
8Washington2

Sample Ophthalmic Registered Nurse NPIs

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

#Provider
1Sharon Balsley, CRNAFort Worth, TX
2Thomas Elsemore, CRNALake Stevens, WA
3Debra Felder, CRNAN Dartmouth, MA
4David Shelver, CRNAYuma, AZ
5Christi Campbell, RNBoise, ID
6Catherine Glynn-Milley, RNPalo Alto, CA
7Delores Fischer, RNBoise, ID
8Barbara Anderson, R.N.San Antonio, TX
9Claudia Buschmeyer, R.N.Saint Louis, MO
10Joyce Hannigan, RNColorado Springs, CO
11Jeanette Long, R.N.Denver, CO
12Lynnette Olrick-BielinskiMadison, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Ophthalmic Registered Nurse a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 29 NPIs list Ophthalmic Registered Nurse as primary taxonomy across 17 states (peak Colorado, 4). That is 619th 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 Registered Nurse NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 4 paid Ophthalmic Registered Nurse physicians totaling $1K (29 payments; average $310, 425th 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 Registered Nurse NPIs, 2 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 179 claims and $17K drug cost per prescriber; 440th 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.