NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optician in Kentucky

304 NPPES records list optician with a practice address in Kentucky, 6.7 per 100,000 residents, the 1st highest rate of 51. Louisville and Lexington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 1 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 156FX1800X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Louisville has the most, 31

  1. Louisville31
  2. Lexington21
  3. Ashland11
  4. Paducah10
  5. Owensboro9

Optician records in Kentucky

  1. Robert Abend, LDOLouisville, KY 402071407437791
  2. Michelle AdamsBerea, KY 404031114656527
  3. Susan Adams, LDOHanson, KY 424131134858467
  4. Allen AldridgeHenderson, KY 424201053047589
  5. Anthony AllenMt Sterling, KY 403531093448276
  6. John AllgierLouisville, KY 402291699401117
  7. Tiffany ArbLexington, KY 405031457083818
  8. Lisa ArmstrongShepherdsville, KY 401651386425346
  9. Suzanne Armstrong-Smyth, LDOGeorgetown, KY 403241427788546
  10. Melanie ArnoldBowling Green, KY 421041629707963
  11. Amy Austin, LDOHanson, KY 424131356073787
  12. Steven Baker, LDOLouisville, KY 402071124365739
  13. Richard BarnesLouisville, KY 402141083346407
  14. Carolyn Barnett, OPTICIANPikeville, KY 415011649519075
  15. Kendra BarrettMurray, KY 420711447981055
  16. Armand Bastin, A.B.O.C.Hopkinsville, KY 422401770740573
  17. Lori Batts, ST LICENSED OPTICIANMayfield, KY 420661356071476
  18. Lisa BaxterAlexandria, KY 410011205691680
  19. Tiffany Beasley, LDOLouisville, KY 402161093396186
  20. Elizabeth BeckhamLouisville, KY 402201790807485
  21. John BenedictWinchester, KY 403911750279527
  22. Christy BenifieldMayfield, KY 420661538899034
  23. Donald Bibb, OPTICIANLouisville, KY 402911083346126
  24. Michelle BiddleFt Wright, KY 410171821728684
  25. Victoria BishopDanville, KY 404221679204978
  26. Brian Blevins, ABOCHighland Heights, KY 410761376011494
  27. Sydney BohAlexandria, KY 410011770283483
  28. Christopher Boston, LICENSED OPTICIANFlorence, KY 410421740614866
  29. Brandon Bowen, LDORadcliff, KY 401601932744570
  30. Adam BradleyMaysville, KY 410561093159626
  31. Tawnya BradleyAshland, KY 411011548990609
  32. Melissa BranscumSomerset, KY 425011538899463
  33. Meg Bratcher, ABONCLEOwensboro, KY 423031245962190
  34. Caden BresnahanCynthiana, KY 410311417687633
  35. Anthony Brewster, LDOLouisville, KY 402071043891013
  36. Sharon BrookeLouisville, KY 402411154053650
  37. Sheila BrooksLondon, KY 407411770212086
  38. Heather BrownLouisville, KY 402291740910355
  39. Tracey BrownAshland, KY 411011598495608
  40. Jamie BuemiAlexandria, KY 410011245960632
  41. Merry BullockHanson, KY 424131730907916
  42. Airneida Bumgardner-MilesOak Grove, KY 422621639879455
  43. Crystal BurnsPaducah, KY 420031699405795
  44. Tina BurtonElizabethtown, KY 427011528791183
  45. Melissa CanterPaducah, KY 420031801525225
  46. Heather Cantrell, LDOAshland, KY 411021801527494
  47. Patricia CaryHopkinsville, KY 422401811626252
  48. Evan CassityLouisville, KY 402181982278651
  49. Gina Caturano, ABO, NCLE, LDOPaducah, KY 420031699655365
  50. Alicia Chandler, LDOLouisville, KY 402431619586617

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 1 of 51 per resident

  1. Kentucky6.7
  2. Connecticut6.6
  3. Ohio6.2
  4. 50 states and D.C.2.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Kentucky0.0%
  2. United States0.7%

Optician records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 304 · 0.0% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more50 · 16.4% here, 54.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 156FX1800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

304 NPPES records list optician (156FX1800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 6.7 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 31 of them (10%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Massachusetts295
  2. Texas286
  3. California334
  4. Puerto Rico266

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Connecticut6.6
  2. Ohio6.2
  3. Montana6.1
  4. New York5.8

The largest states

  1. New York1,141
  2. Ohio729
  3. Florida654
  4. California334
  5. Massachusetts295

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.