NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optician in New York

1,141 NPPES records list optician with a practice address in New York, 5.8 per 100,000 residents, the 5th highest rate of 51. Brooklyn and New York have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the New York license search. Page 17 of 23.

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).

Brooklyn has the most, 129

  1. Brooklyn129
  2. New York73
  3. Rochester50
  4. Staten Island28
  5. Buffalo26

Optician records in New York

  1. Seth PolanSelden, NY 117841932419991
  2. Thomas Polizzi, OPTICIANCopiague, NY 117261871674309
  3. Nina Pollic, OPTICIANGreenwich, NY 128341114202223
  4. Ann Pollina, LDOLevittown, NY 117561295296507
  5. Frank Pollina, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSEShirley, NY 119671437208873
  6. Berta PolvanovaRego Park, NY 113741730424201
  7. Scott PoretskyHolbrook, NY 117411467577007
  8. Raymond Porzio, OPTICIANMount Sinai, NY 117661073679155
  9. Anne Marie Post-ReganQueens Village, NY 114271194259283
  10. Rajinda PowellRochester, NY 146161922514769
  11. Doris Prashaw, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSEROgdensburg, NY 136691003158692
  12. Bruce Presner, F.A.N.OWest Hempstead, NY 115521750455671
  13. M PriceRochester, NY 146171053591719
  14. Jennifer Proia-Cessna, OPTICIANBrockport, NY 144201235161100
  15. David PuchalaWebster, NY 145801003322868
  16. Gilbert Purisch, OPTICIANBrooklyn, NY 112311033254453
  17. Stella Pyatetskaya, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERBrooklyn, NY 112351417372020
  18. Shoaib Qader, OPTHALMIC DISPENSINGIslandia, NY 117491588170377
  19. Michelle Queal, LDOCommack, NY 117251346756053
  20. Bridget RabideauMalone, NY 129531609191261
  21. Robert Radau, CERTIFIED OPTICIANBuffalo, NY 142221962601955
  22. Danielle RagozzineOneonta, NY 138201619108644
  23. Elena RaikhertStaten Island, NY 103081639235591
  24. Barry Raines, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERManhasset, NY 110301609852185
  25. Roman Rakhimov, OPTMassapequa, NY 117581023229481
  26. Liliya RakhimovaNew York, NY 100181306147657
  27. Valentina RamkuDeer Park, NY 117291881254902
  28. Christina Ramos, D.OBronx, NY 104611538176102
  29. Gregg Randell, OPTICIANNew York, NY 100171689121790
  30. Fredric Rapps, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERGarden City Park, NY 110401619011822
  31. Mary Rawling, OPTICIANLatham, NY 121851285105700
  32. Anthony Raymond, OPTICIANBuffalo, NY 142231255516241
  33. Robert ReedBuffalo, NY 142211881196194
  34. James ReedyTroy, NY 121801992078372
  35. Janet RehnerNorth Tonawanda, NY 141201821328832
  36. Lindsay ReinheimerCommack, NY 117251689306631
  37. Charles Reischer, OPTICIANBrooklyn, NY 112171497800437
  38. John RennaAmherst, NY 142261861684755
  39. Gail Reyell, OPTICIANPlattsburgh, NY 129011659494151
  40. Guillermo ReyesBronx, NY 104531801964770
  41. Tamara ReynoldsGlens Falls, NY 128011396975249
  42. Tracey RhinehartCicero, NY 130391144048786
  43. Alicia Rich, OPTICIANBrockport, NY 144201710919923
  44. Michael Rich, OPTICIANRochester, NY 146181780708867
  45. William Rich, OPTICIANDryden, NY 130531790057586
  46. Darwin RichmondElmsford, NY 105231164223723
  47. Lynn Richmond, OPTICIANRochester, NY 146181740793249
  48. Igor RickValley Stream, NY 115811265763148
  49. Karen RidgewayLiverpool, NY 130901215755673
  50. Alan RifkinRochester, NY 146241679917348

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

New York ranks 5 of 51 per resident

  1. Connecticut6.6
  2. Ohio6.2
  3. Montana6.1
  4. New York5.8
  5. South Carolina4.6
  6. Alaska4.4
  7. 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.

0.7% 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. New York0.7%
  2. United States0.7%

Optician records in New York, measured

  • In a Medicare file8 of 1,141 · 0.7% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · 0.1% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more893 · 78.3% 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

1,141 NPPES records list optician (156FX1800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in New York: 5.8 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Brooklyn has 129 of them (11%).

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. Ohio729
  2. Florida654
  3. California334
  4. Kentucky304

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Montana6.1
  2. Connecticut6.6
  3. South Carolina4.6
  4. Alaska4.4

The largest states

  1. Ohio729
  2. Florida654
  3. California334
  4. Kentucky304
  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.