Pediatric Optometrist providers in the U.S.
257 NPPES records list pediatric optometrist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; Colorado and Massachusetts have the most per resident. 76 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 152WP0200X means
152WP0200X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Optometrist, Pediatrics, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 257 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Optometrists who work in Pediatrics are concerned with the prevention, development, diagnosis, and treatment of visual problems in children.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WP0200X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Boston has the most, 9
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WP0200X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 40 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | 6 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| California | 33 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 18 | 0.3 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.1 |
| Florida | 11 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 9 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 13 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 8 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code152WP0200X · Optometrist
- Size rank415th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family4th of 7 Optometrist codes, 0.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers76 (29.6% of records)
- Part D claims109 a year per prescriber, on average (336th of 496)
- Industry payments121 physicians paid $49K in 2024, $408 each on average
- Concentration7 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of pediatric optometrist records
- Rena LewisPelham, AL1265444293
- Travis Bailey, O.D.Hot Springs, AR1205280591
- Arthur Naylor, ODLittle Rock, AR1396757084
- Dejana Grk, ODPhoenix, AZ1447692793
- Kennedy Hall, ODPhoenix, AZ1528794716
- Timothy Hug, ODMesa, AZ1780641910
- Ghadeer Makoshi, O.D.,F.A.A.OChandler, AZ1902052855
- Alicia Feis, ODGlendale, AZ1346403094
- Kelly Meehan, O.D.Glendale, AZ1477886083
- June Chiang, O.D.Los Angeles, CA1477693414
- Elizabeth Nace, ODLos Angeles, CA1720561855
- Isis Topete, ODLos Angeles, CA1124648183
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Pediatric Optometrist's mid-pack national roster?
257 CMS-registered Pediatric Optometrist providers sit across 41 states; California leads with 33. Rank 415th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Pediatric Optometrist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 121 Pediatric Optometrist physicians receiving $49K across 588 payments (average $408; 301st of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Pediatric Optometrist NPIs, 76 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 109 claims and $17K drug cost per prescriber; 336th of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
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.