NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in West Virginia

271 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in West Virginia, 15 per 100,000 residents, the 43rd highest rate of 51. Huntington and Charleston have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the West Virginia license search. Page 2 of 6.

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).

Huntington has the most, 21

  1. Huntington21
  2. Charleston18
  3. Morgantown15
  4. Bridgeport13
  5. Princeton10

Optometrist records in West Virginia

  1. Mark Cox, O.D.Huntington, WV 257051619921244
  2. Eric Crowder, O.D.Barboursville, WV 255041992820724
  3. Rex Cummings, ODRavenswood, WV 261641730257809
  4. Kimberly Darke, ODHuntington, WV 257041982198404
  5. Frank Decaria, ODWeirton, WV 260621750378790
  6. Daniel DemarinoClarksburg, WV 263011720153174
  7. Melissa Diamond, O.D.Morgantown, WV 265011568897890
  8. Madison Dillon, ODWilliamson, WV 256611528816402
  9. Elizabeth Distefano, ODWayne, WV 255701639458276
  10. Kevin Dobbins, O.D.Martinsburg, WV 254011275796229
  11. Peter Dormas, O.D.Wheeling, WV 260031598965709
  12. Charles Dotson, ODLogan, WV 256011548099583
  13. Charene-Marie Duboyce, ODCharles Town, WV 254141821512971
  14. Lynn Engle-Laneve, O.D.Charleston, WV 253111659367498
  15. Stephanie Erwin, O.D.Parkersburg, WV 261051801270475
  16. Beth Esposito, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301356321525
  17. Daniel Farnsworth, ODWeston, WV 264521952385536
  18. Carrie Fick, O.DFairmont, WV 265541578648572
  19. James Fick, ODClarksburg, WV 263011942386958
  20. Benjamin Fisher, O.D.Ripley, WV 252711306038153
  21. Patrick Fleming, ODMartinsburg, WV 254011336224542
  22. Malinda Flores, O.D.Glenville, WV 263511154370492
  23. Jessica Fordyce, ODOak Hill, WV 259011689363459
  24. Terry Freeman, O.D.Madison, WV 251301538352562
  25. Alan French, ODEleanor, WV 250701073623831
  26. Stephen Gaal, O.D.Charleston, WV 253011376569384
  27. Jeffery Gates, O.D.Clarksburg, WV 263011598989246
  28. Angella GentryMartinsburg, WV 254051548460397
  29. Alvin Ginier, O.D.Huntington, WV 257051619085800
  30. David Gomez, O.D.Beckley, WV 258011174512453
  31. Jenna Gongola, ODElkins, WV 262411194810242
  32. Douglas Graebe, O. D.Wheeling, WV 260031215071733
  33. Thomas GriffithSaint Albans, WV 251771093785115
  34. Gregory Groves, O.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301386714889
  35. Nicholas Guzic, ODMartinsburg, WV 254011841375060
  36. Kent Hall, ODCharleston, WV 253021952318156
  37. Jacqueline Hallauer, ODHuntington, WV 257041679000590
  38. Jordan Hamric, ODMorgantown, WV 265051770010738
  39. Alicia Hanna, O.D.Morgantown, WV 265011669584751
  40. Christopher Hansen, O.D.Princeton, WV 247401447332242
  41. Edward Happe, O.DMoundsville, WV 260411740393727
  42. Caitlyn Haring, ODMorgantown, WV 265081972157733
  43. John Harman, ODFranklin, WV 268071659461580
  44. Kathlene Harrington, ODLewisburg, WV 249011922106376
  45. David Harshberger, O.D.New Martinsville, WV 261551225024235
  46. Sarah Heath, ODCharleston, WV 253011992322309
  47. Erick Henderson, OD, FAAOMorgantown, WV 265051912437872
  48. James Herman, O.D.Hurricane, WV 255261376548974
  49. Karen Hoblitzell, O.D.Rainelle, WV 259621376667378
  50. Emily Holley, ODHuntington, WV 257051568193092

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

West Virginia ranks 43 of 51 per resident

  1. Florida16
  2. Delaware16
  3. New Mexico16
  4. West Virginia15
  5. Maryland15
  6. District of Columbia15
  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.

77.9% 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. West Virginia77.9%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in West Virginia, measured

  • In a Medicare file211 of 271 · 77.9% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file170 · 62.7% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more190 · 70.1% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 169 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

271 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in West Virginia: 15 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Huntington has 21 of them (8%).

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. Rhode Island267
  2. New Hampshire293
  3. Montana245
  4. South Dakota245

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland15.0
  2. New Mexico15.7
  3. Puerto Rico15.8
  4. District of Columbia14.7

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.