Sports Vision Optometrist providers in the U.S.
30 NPPES records list sports vision optometrist as their primary taxonomy; Nebraska and Hawaii have the most per resident. 14 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 152WS0006X means
152WS0006X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Optometrist, Sports Vision, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 30 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An optometrist who offers services designed to care for unique vision care needs of athletes, which may include one of more of the following services: corrective vision care unique to a specific sporting environment; protective eyewear for the prevention of sports-related injuries; vision enhancement - which may include vision therapy and techniques to improve visual skills specific to the athlete's sport.
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 152WS0006X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
San Antonio has the most, 3
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WS0006X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 20 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.0 |
| California | 3 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 2 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 4 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code152WS0006X · Optometrist
- Size rank610th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family7th of 7 Optometrist codes, 0% of the family
- Part D prescribers14 (46.7% of records)
- Part D claims210 a year per prescriber, on average (272nd of 496)
- Industry payments11 physicians paid $2K in 2024, $217 each on average
- Concentration6 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 sports vision optometrist records
- Anne Snider, O.DRussellville, AR1073582391
- Andrew Bock, O.D.Montclair, CA1497886816
- Evan Roberts, O.D.Camp Pendleton, CA1194865576
- Burton Worrell, O.D.San Jose, CA1083762512
- John Daw, O.D.Longmont, CO1700960291
- Robert Palozej, O.D.Ellington, CT1477513851
- Wilmarie TorresOrlando, FL1093296808
- Carl Pizzarello, O.D.Port St Lucie, FL1942372917
- Peter Searl, ODHonolulu, HI1629856216
- Bertram Irslinger, OD.Mchenry, IL1386653806
- Leo Hettiger, OPTOMETRISTFlora, IL1821052846
- Alan Gordon, O.D.Munster, IN1407846645
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Sports Vision Optometrist a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 30 NPIs list Sports Vision Optometrist as primary taxonomy across 20 states (peak Texas, 4). That is 610th of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Do the few Sports Vision Optometrist NPIs in Open Payments look unusual?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 11 paid Sports Vision Optometrist physicians totaling $2K (59 payments; average $217, 357th of 470 by average). Presence is not a quality judgment; thin specialties often have sparse payment rows.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Sports Vision Optometrist NPIs, 14 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 210 claims and $30K drug cost per prescriber; 272nd 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.