NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optician in Virginia

219 NPPES records list optician with a practice address in Virginia, 2.5 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. Fredericksburg and Lynchburg have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Virginia license search. Page 4 of 5.

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).

Fredericksburg has the most, 11

  1. Fredericksburg11
  2. Lynchburg11
  3. Roanoke11
  4. Virginia Beach10
  5. Winchester8

Optician records in Virginia

  1. Krislyn PageLynchburg, VA 245021326739269
  2. Charles Payne, OPTICIANWaynesboro, VA 229801952460651
  3. Leanne PerryNorfolk, VA 235051033295068
  4. Melinda PlaugerWoodstock, VA 226641265119168
  5. Benjamin PooveyFairlawn, VA 241411487428660
  6. Stephen PowellCharlottesville, VA 229021134501091
  7. Katye PreusserLynchburg, VA 245011053186049
  8. Patricia Prince, AAS. B.S.Kilmarnock, VA 224821841375367
  9. Martha ProffittStaunton, VA 244011891881207
  10. Patricia Puckett, LDOFredericksburg, VA 224011508624347
  11. Loyd Quillen, OPTICIANHarrisonburg, VA 228021124159504
  12. Tamanna Rashid, ABOCVirginia Beach, VA 234561396522769
  13. Mary Margaret Rector, R.O.Galax, VA 243331083645097
  14. Jadon RichardsStaunton, VA 244011235073388
  15. Pamela Robertson, LDOAxton, VA 240541306528732
  16. June Rogers, LDO, ABOC, NCLECChesapeake, VA 233211619369923
  17. Betsy RoseAbingdon, VA 242101952325003
  18. Reid RowlandBedford, VA 245231649963851
  19. Justin RoyalMadison Heights, VA 245721710704630
  20. Laura SalserRocky Mount, VA 241511356115083
  21. Joanne Sandford, LICENSED OPTICIANHampton, VA 236661841059755
  22. Jehovany Santana, LICENSED OPTICIANSterling, VA 201661609604495
  23. Teresa SchmittFredericksburg, VA 224071700561404
  24. Martin ShahmirzadiVienna, VA 221821972117372
  25. Kathleen SharrettBedford, VA 245231811680515
  26. Barbara ShawCharlottesville, VA 229011316629470
  27. Melissa Shaw, OPTICIANFloyd, VA 240911801254198
  28. Osman Sheikh, LICENSED OPTICIANAlexandria, VA 223121275695637
  29. Chelsea Shelton, RO, ABOCPortsmouth, VA 237031194211482
  30. Matthew Simpson, ABOC, NCLEC, VA LICWinchester, VA 226011265126494
  31. Jennifer SindelarKing George, VA 224851508679424
  32. Gus Singleton, LICENSED OPTICIANHampton, VA 236661083088082
  33. Steve SkamagosNorfolk, VA 235021417732124
  34. William Slovak, LICENSED OPTICIANFredericksburg, VA 224071053515536
  35. Teri SmallSouth Hill, VA 239701992497580
  36. Katie SmithVirginia Beach, VA 234621962355446
  37. Sarah Smith, LDORockingham, VA 228011063106177
  38. Russel SnodgrassFishersville, VA 229391487748026
  39. Angelo Sorrell, LDONewport News, VA 236021235989252
  40. Anne Souder, LDORuckersville, VA 229681467217257
  41. Frances Spencer, OPTICIANChristiansburg, VA 240731972644995
  42. Lindsey SteadmanAshland, VA 230051679265425
  43. James StephensonSalem, VA 241531598539025
  44. Crystal Stocki, ABO, NCLE, CPOAGloucester, VA 230611497549067
  45. Ingrid StrikerWoodstock, VA 226641558131011
  46. Melissa Stringfellow, OPTICIANManassas, VA 201091639691876
  47. Meron TaressaAlexandria, VA 223041396136727
  48. Richard Thompson, LDOLocustville, VA 234041922722743
  49. Solomon Thompson, LICENSED OPTICIANFranklin, VA 238511427835958
  50. Dee TickleFredericksburg, VA 224071881378040

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

Virginia ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. New Hampshire3.4
  2. Florida2.9
  3. New Jersey2.6
  4. Virginia2.5
  5. Hawaii2.5
  6. Georgia2.4
  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.

0.0% 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. Virginia0.0%
  2. United States0.7%

Optician records in Virginia, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 219 · 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 more91 · 41.6% 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

219 NPPES records list optician (156FX1800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Virginia: 2.5 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fredericksburg has 11 of them (5%).

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. Connecticut240
  2. New Jersey241
  3. South Carolina247
  4. Pennsylvania183

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Hawaii2.5
  2. Georgia2.4
  3. Rhode Island2.4
  4. Florida2.9

The largest states

  1. New York1,141
  2. Ohio729
  3. Florida654
  4. California334
  5. Kentucky304

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.