Technician/Technologist providers in the U.S.
3,778 NPPES records list technician/technologist as their primary taxonomy, about 1.1 per 100,000 residents; Michigan and Nebraska have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 156F00000X means
156F00000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Technician/Technologist, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 3,778 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A broad category grouping different kinds of technologists and technicians. See individual definitions.
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 156F00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Bingham Farms has the most, 1,555
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156F00000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 4 | 0.5 |
| Arizona | 27 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 0.2 |
| California | 135 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | 22 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 0.9 |
| Florida | 75 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 70 | 0.6 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | 7 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 27 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 15 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | 19 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | 9 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 0.2 |
| Maine | 2 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 20 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 2,703 | 26.9 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 0.3 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 0.2 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 30 | 0.5 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 24 | 1.2 |
| Nevada | 25 | 0.8 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 18 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 0.2 |
| New York | 49 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | 62 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | 0.4 |
| Oregon | 28 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | 0.3 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | 15 | 0.3 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 0.4 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 0.4 |
| Texas | 72 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 11 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | 17 | 0.2 |
| Washington | 50 | 0.6 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 0.2 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.3 |
In federal data
- NUCC code156F00000X
- Size rank152nd of 688 specialties by records (0.05% of all)
- Industry payments2 physicians paid $1K in 2024, $577 each on average
- Concentration1 state 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 technician/technologist records
- Ne'a-Enjoli Jamison-SmithAnchorage, AK1609538099
- Elena SchefflerAnchorage, AK1033770441
- Michael KortnessFairbanks, AK1518622018
- Adam ThiemanFairbanks, AK1386512804
- James ForteGardendale, AL1760221782
- Debrina Rose, OPTOMETRY TECHFort Rucker, AL1780852293
- Wales Rowe, OPTOMETRY TECHFort Rucker, AL1972047843
- Miriam Marrs, ENT TECHNICIANFort Rucker, AL1801379250
- Ryan CharrierOrange Beach, AL1083478747
- Corrinne Sells, RNHope, AR1881834075
- Chloe YoungBryant, AR1417806027
- Kelly Duzan, MLSLittle Rock, AR1396219689
- Keisha NashJonesboro, AR1972086809
- Jarrin ParyzekFayetteville, AR1295256352
- Felicia BarlowSpringdale, AR1801398748
- Herbert Lake, D.C.Phoenix, AZ1558526210
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Technician/Technologist headcount concentrate?
3,778 Technician/Technologist NPIs span 51 states; Michigan alone holds 2,703. Top metros include Bingham Farms, MI; Sterling Heights, MI; Dearborn, MI; Lansing, MI. Nationally this is 152nd of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Technician/Technologist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 Technician/Technologist physicians totaling $1K (10 payments; average $577, 279th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
What does NUCC code 156F00000X mean?
Technician/Technologist is NUCC taxonomy 156F00000X. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
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.