Pediatric Optometrist
NUCC 152WP0200X · Optometrist
324 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 44 states · 392nd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pediatric Optometrist ranks 392nd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident Missouri leads.
- 324
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 392nd
- of 690 specialties
- 507
- state-share HHI
- 40.4%
- Part D prescriber share
Missouri is densest per capita (3× the national rate; Colorado 2.8×); 0.5% of the Optometrist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pediatric Optometrist (NUCC 152WP0200X; 40.4% Part D prescribers (131 of 324); avg 180 Part D claims/prescriber (438th of 572); Open Payments avg $528/physician (354th of 551; 176 paid, $93K total); state-share HHI 507; next-larger headcount neighbor Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (+3); next-smaller Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician (-5)).
Next larger: Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (327) Next smaller: Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician (319)
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 41 |
| 2 | Texas | 27 |
| 3 | Florida | 21 |
| 4 | Missouri | 18 |
| 5 | New York | 17 |
| 6 | Colorado | 16 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 16 |
| 8 | Maryland | 16 |
Sample Pediatric Optometrist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Goff, O.D.El Paso, TX |
| 2 | Larry Carr, O.D.Saint Marys, WV |
| 3 | Pauline Buck, O.D.Miami, FL |
| 4 | Rebecca Lauffenburger, O.D.Wooster, OH |
| 5 | Ann Hickson, O.D., M.S.Woodbury, MN |
| 6 | Ilana Gelfond-Polnariev, ODStaten Island, NY |
| 7 | Clifford Brown, O.D.Washington, DC |
| 8 | Alexandar Andrich, O.D.North Royalton, OH |
| 9 | Anne Lee, OD, FAAOHawthorne, CA |
| 10 | James Oevermann, O.D.Cypress, TX |
| 11 | Caroline Harrison, ODNew York, NY |
| 12 | Scott Colonna, O.D.Providence, RI |
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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