NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Ohio

2,443 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Ohio, 21 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Columbus and Cincinnati have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Ohio license search. Page 14 of 49.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

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

Columbus has the most, 262

  1. Columbus262
  2. Cincinnati163
  3. Cleveland85
  4. Dayton54
  5. Toledo44

Optometrist records in Ohio

  1. Robert Fleischer, ODWarren, OH 444831245333871
  2. Katelyn Fleischman, O.D.Madeira, OH 452431578241840
  3. James Fleming, O.D.Columbus, OH 432071649321282
  4. Kathleen Fleming, O.D.Rocky River, OH 441161730229576
  5. Christine Flemming, ODDelaware, OH 430151740928381
  6. Thomas Flickinger, O.D., PH.D.Fairlawn, OH 443331548270291
  7. Janine Flood, O.D.Heath, OH 430561710974407
  8. Lindsay Florkey, O.D., M.S.Xenia, OH 453851558365395
  9. Frances Flower, ODAkron, OH 443111750361416
  10. Jenna Foglio, ODCleveland, OH 441091497246458
  11. Jeffrey Fogt, ODDefiance, OH 435121427041342
  12. Jennifer Fogt, ODColumbus, OH 432101639179674
  13. Nicklaus Fogt, O.D.Columbus, OH 432101437552957
  14. Melissa Foraker, O.D.Zanesville, OH 437011366551053
  15. Melissa Ford, ODAkron, OH 443031033776273
  16. Samantha FordPowell, OH 430651962261529
  17. Emily Forman, ODOntario, OH 449061336035468
  18. Charles Fornara, O.D.Coshocton, OH 438121003898156
  19. Karen Fortman, O.D.Sidney, OH 453651205898145
  20. Maddison Fortman, OD, MSColumbus, OH 432121831987023
  21. Chloe Foster, ODCincinnati, OH 452191225886302
  22. Lindsey Foster, O.D.Streetsboro, OH 442411225487473
  23. Shane Foster, O.D.Athens, OH 457011538322508
  24. Sophia Fotinos, O.D.Sandusky, OH 448701316385362
  25. Jennifer Fowler, ODOakwood, OH 454191225550635
  26. Anthony Fox, O.D., M.S.Bellefontaine, OH 433111770547960
  27. Christina Fox, O.D.Bucyrus, OH 448201235153289
  28. Eric Fox, ODCincinnati, OH 452381275017451
  29. Lynn Fox, O.D.Lewis Center, OH 430351053484790
  30. Maria Fox, ODMason, OH 450401912966177
  31. Rebecca Fox, ODWauseon, OH 435671023636974
  32. Ronald Fox, O.D.Mount Vernon, OH 430501598865016
  33. Evangelia FragoulisWesterville, OH 430811467943191
  34. Isidoros FragoulisWesterville, OH 430811437723343
  35. Maria Fragoulis, O.D.Lewis Center, OH 430351295820520
  36. Christie Francia, O.D.Madeira, OH 452431770847998
  37. Shawna Franey, O.D.Solon, OH 441391457509648
  38. Elizabeth Frankhouse, ODMansfield, OH 449061346353000
  39. Susan Franko, O.D.Mount Vernon, OH 430501740596097
  40. Bryan Frantz, O.D.Brunswick, OH 442121063934271
  41. Steven Franz, O.D.Lima, OH 458051669518411
  42. Elise Frazee, OD, MSCleveland, OH 441061295663227
  43. Julie Frederick, O.D.Defiance, OH 435121841343415
  44. Heather Frideger, ODSidney, OH 453651679139315
  45. Steven Friedman, O.D.Lyndhurst, OH 441241154304772
  46. Eric Friedrich, O.D.Berea, OH 440171932313533
  47. D. Friend, O.D.Troy, OH 453731346321205
  48. Timothy Fries, O.D.Washington Court House, OH 431601538168943
  49. Karen Frombach, O.D.Bay Village, OH 441401568429876
  50. Frederick Frost, O.D.Zanesville, OH 437011609915578

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Ohio ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa21
  2. Washington21
  3. New Hampshire21
  4. Ohio21
  5. Vermont21
  6. Pennsylvania20
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

71.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. Ohio71.2%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Ohio, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,740 of 2,443 · 71.2% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,466 · 60.0% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,720 · 70.4% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 1,466 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,443 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Ohio: 21 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbus has 262 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. Pennsylvania2,640
  2. Illinois2,697
  3. Michigan1,963
  4. Washington1,641

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Vermont20.7
  2. New Hampshire20.9
  3. Iowa21.1
  4. California21.3

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.