Optometric Technician
NUCC 156FX1202X · Technician/Technologist
65 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 28 states · 566th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Optometric Technician ranks 566th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in New York; per resident Alabama leads.
- 65
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 566th
- of 690 specialties
- 580
- state-share HHI
- 1.5%
- Part D prescriber share
Alabama is densest per capita (7.1× the national rate; Michigan 2.6×); 0.6% of the Technician/Technologist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Optometric Technician (NUCC 156FX1202X; 1.5% Part D prescribers (1 of 65); avg 1,396 Part D claims/prescriber (83rd of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (180th of 551; 1 paid, $2K total); state-share HHI 580; next-larger headcount neighbor Continence Care Registered Nurse (+5); next-smaller Renal Dialysis Technician (-1)).
Next larger: Continence Care Registered Nurse (70) Next smaller: Renal Dialysis Technician (64)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 8 |
| 2 | Alabama | 7 |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 |
| 4 | Missouri | 4 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 4 |
| 6 | Texas | 4 |
| 7 | California | 3 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 3 |
Sample Optometric Technician NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Ticho, MDChicago Ridge, IL |
| 2 | Jennifer Elgin, MS. OTR/L,Birmingham, AL |
| 3 | Rhea Furrh, C.O.T.Tyler, TX |
| 4 | Louella HeathWarm Springs, OR |
| 5 | Stephannie KellerSt Paul, MN |
| 6 | Mark SilverRed Bank, NJ |
| 7 | Dina Sitto, OPTICIONTroy, MI |
| 8 | Evelyn Walker, OPTICIANIndianapolis, IN |
| 9 | Yollette CherestalBaltimore, MD |
| 10 | Su Lee, D.O.Alhambra, CA |
| 11 | Adolphe BonfiglioPortland, OR |
| 12 | Pamela Strange, CERTIFIED OPHTHALMICMerced, CA |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Optometric Technician a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Do the few Optometric Technician NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
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
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