156F00000X
Technician/Technologist Optician Taxonomy Code 156FX1800X
156FX1800X
Level III - Area of Specialization
14,979Registered providers
96[5]Medicare specialty
26.0NUCC version
53States & territories
Definition
Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.
Code Details for 156FX1800X
About Taxonomy Code 156FX1800X
The taxonomy code 156FX1800X identifies Technician/Technologist Optician within the Eye And Vision Services Providers provider grouping. It is a Level III — Area of Specialization code, the most specific tier: it narrows the parent classification to a defined subspecialty.
NPI records show 14,979 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy is this code. Of these, 7,725 (52%) are registered as organizations and 7,254 (48%) as individual providers. The states with the most technician/technologist optician providers are New York (1,791), Florida (1,223), Ohio (1,015). For Medicare enrollment, it crosswalks to specialty code 96[5].
Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the provider based on their education and training; they describe the provider's type and specialty, not the specific services rendered.
Provider Composition & Statistics
14,979Total providers
7,725Organizations 52%
7,254Individuals 48%
3,888Female
3,342Male
24Undisclosed
Gender is recorded for individual providers only; organizations are not gendered. Source: NPPES, last updated 2026-08-16T00:00:00.
View all 14,979 providersTechnician/Technologist Optician Providers by State
Provider counts by U.S. state and territory. Select a state to open its provider directory.
All states (nationwide)
14,979
Alabama200Alaska56Arizona286Arkansas88California777Colorado206Connecticut346Delaware25District Of Columbia17Florida1,223Georgia531Hawaii55Idaho56Illinois325Indiana182Iowa88Kansas92Kentucky421Louisiana158Maine45Maryland193Massachusetts448Michigan320Minnesota238Mississippi87Missouri189Montana106Nebraska69Nevada104New Hampshire88New Jersey454New Mexico90New York1,791North Carolina347North Dakota39Ohio1,015Oklahoma94Oregon140Palau1Pennsylvania524Puerto Rico399Rhode Island57South Carolina388South Dakota41Tennessee214Texas953Utah90Vermont21Virginia427Washington263West Virginia65Wisconsin287Wyoming22
Frequently Asked Questions
156FX1800X questionsNPPES lists 14,979 registered providers with this taxonomy code (Technician/Technologist Optician).
Both. About 52% of these providers are registered as organizations and 48% as individuals.
It crosswalks to Medicare specialty code 96[5].
It is a Level III - Area of Specialization code in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy set. As an area of specialization, it falls under the Technician/Technologist classification (parent code 156F00000X).
Use the "Providers by state" directory on this page to open the list of technician/technologist optician providers registered in any U.S. state.
Source: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, Version 26.0. Provider counts from NPPES. See nucc.org.
