Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in the U.S.
350 NPPES records list vision therapy optometrist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; New York and Oregon have the most per resident. 109 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 152WV0400X means
152WV0400X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Optometrist, Vision Therapy, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 350 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Optometrists who specialize in vision therapy as a treatment process used to improve vision function. It includes a broad range of developmental and rehabilitative treatment programs individually prescribed to remediate specific sensory, motor and/or visual perceptual dysfunctions.
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 152WV0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
New York has the most, 19
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152WV0400X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 41 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 49 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 11 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 11 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 16 | 0.1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | 4 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 12 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
In federal data
- NUCC code152WV0400X · Optometrist
- Size rank381st of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family3rd of 7 Optometrist codes, 0.5% of the family
- Part D prescribers109 (31.1% of records)
- Part D claims189 a year per prescriber, on average (285th of 496)
- Industry payments146 physicians paid $173K in 2024, $1K 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 vision therapy optometrist records
- Jeffrey Keene, O.D.Eagle River, AK1568517928
- Sharon Snider, O.D.Birmingham, AL1083731715
- Carl McInnish, O.D,P.A.Brewton, AL1922057306
- Angela Rose, O.D.Hot Springs, AR1184804841
- Megan Petty, O.D.Centerton, AR1255332433
- Jacob Dufour, O.D.Centerton, AR1730556580
- Wanda Vaughn, O.D.Fort Smith, AR1447387170
- Kelly Desimone, O.D.Phoenix, AZ1164572970
- Aleta Gong, O.D.Phoenix, AZ1003887944
- Robin Lewis, O.D.Chandler, AZ1649305616
- Howard Bacon, O.D.Chandler, AZ1396870366
- Suzanne Tsang, O.D.Chandler, AZ1174838643
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Vision Therapy Optometrist's mid-pack national roster?
350 CMS-registered Vision Therapy Optometrist providers sit across 42 states; California leads with 57. Rank 381st of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
How does Vision Therapy Optometrist show up in Open Payments mid-pack?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 146 Vision Therapy Optometrist physicians receiving $173K across 841 payments (average $1K; 213th of 470 specialties). Not a quality score.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Vision Therapy Optometrist NPIs, 109 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 189 claims and $37K drug cost per prescriber; 285th 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.