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 7 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. Thomas Feiden, OPTALMIC DISPENSERTroy, NY 121801255649240
  2. Gary FeigelmanValley Stream, NY 115811336223858
  3. Jodie FeistPlainview, NY 118031790920072
  4. Nancy Feldman, OPTICIANBellmore, NY 117101841271442
  5. Herminio Fernandez, OPTICIANWoodside, NY 113771477704161
  6. Jacqueline Ferris, LDOBrockport, NY 144201306664081
  7. Christine FessendenStaten Island, NY 103051477885374
  8. Francine Filipowicz, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERBay Shore, NY 117061619046182
  9. Michael FirlitCanandaigua, NY 144241427561117
  10. Brian FischerRiverhead, NY 119011316639123
  11. Allen FisherRochester, NY 146181366924896
  12. Steven Fishman, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERWest Islip, NY 117951952522872
  13. Carol Flint, OPTICIANPainted Post, NY 148701821504457
  14. Ross FolmsbeeNorth Tonawanda, NY 141201659601722
  15. Thomas Foote, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERArcade, NY 140091164545174
  16. John Ford, OPTICIANSilver Creek, NY 141361932295847
  17. Marie Forman, LDOGeneseo, NY 144541740035294
  18. Dominic Fornaro, OPTICIANLynbrook, NY 115631427242023
  19. Valerie FosterNew Hartford, NY 134131205342532
  20. Christine FoxMalone, NY 129531073019642
  21. Erin Fraim, DOCatskill, NY 124141023525946
  22. Lawrence Frankel, OPTICIANPort Jefferson Sta, NY 117761962568311
  23. Danielle FranklinBuffalo, NY 142211083187314
  24. Gregory FreidusNew York, NY 100111013366202
  25. Heather FreilichYorktown Heights, NY 105981265755235
  26. Doreen FreitagWoodbury, NY 117971790074797
  27. Laura Frezza, OPTICIANGarden City, NY 115301922154236
  28. Jeffrey FriedmanHoward Beach, NY 114141093852071
  29. Brian Frischer, OPTICIANWantagh, NY 117931275751059
  30. Alex FromerBrooklyn, NY 112301851589311
  31. Alan Fruchtman, OPTICIANStaten Island, NY 103141063549541
  32. Jacob FuchsBrooklyn, NY 112191821469669
  33. Arsen FuzaylovNew York, NY 100161053295444
  34. Stan Fuzaylov, OPTHALMIC DESPENCERNew York, NY 100211649626953
  35. Dennis GallivanLockport, NY 140941447078993
  36. Kelly Ganser, LDOCicero, NY 130391689493025
  37. Mitchell Gantman, OPTICIANNew Hyde Park, NY 110401285884031
  38. Keith GarneauLatham, NY 121101992523641
  39. Nichola Garraway, OPTITIANSouth Richmond Hill, NY 114191932139763
  40. Deborah GaryBatavia, NY 140201235627571
  41. Luisa GarzonJackson Heights, NY 113721891178067
  42. Angela GavinMalone, NY 129531598778292
  43. Arthur Gayler, OPTICIANCheektowaga, NY 142251467587865
  44. Heather Gayne, LICENSED OPTICIANSchenectady, NY 123051134231624
  45. Keith Gelb, OPTICIANStaten Island, NY 103141790737989
  46. Teresa Gelsi, OPTICIANDobbs Ferry, NY 105221427158500
  47. Barbara George, OPTICIANAkwesasne, NY 136551730329848
  48. Yelena GershmanStaten Island, NY 103051134208200
  49. David Gerstner, OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERWest Seneca, NY 142241932220100
  50. Nicholas GeschwenderLockport, NY 140941639873847

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.