Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Optometrists.
As of today, the following are the total number of Optometrists nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Optometrists who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Optometrists by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Optometrists dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Optometrists do?
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are primary healthcare professionals specializing in the care of the eyes.
Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures, as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.
An optometrist has completed a pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree.
Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice.
Optometrists are eye health care professionals, state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
Specialty Optometrists
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152WC0802X
The professional activities performed by an Optometrist are related to the fitting of contact lenses to an eye, ongoing evaluation of the cornea’s ability to sustain successful contact lens wear, and treatment of any external eye or corneal condition that can affect contact lens wear.
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152WL0500X
Optometrists specializing in low-vision care receive training to assess visual function, prescribe low-vision devices, develop treatment plans, and recommend other vision rehabilitation services.
Pediatric Optometrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152WP0200X
Optometrists who work in Pediatrics are concerned with the prevention, development, diagnosis, and treatment of visual problems in children.
Sports Vision Optometrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152WS0006X
An optometrist who offers services designed to care for the unique vision care needs of athletes, which may include one or 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 particular to the athlete’s sport.
Vision Therapy Optometrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152WV0400X
Optometrists who specialize in vision therapy utilize a treatment process to enhance vision function.
Occupational Vision Optometrists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 152WX0102X
Optometrists who work in Occupational Vision, the branch of environmental optometry, consider all aspects of the relationship between work and vision, visual performance, eye safety, and health.