Taxonomy Code 156FX1800X
Technician/Technologist Optician
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 156FX1800X
- Grouping:
- Eye and Vision Services Providers
- Classification:
- Technician/Technologist
- Specialization:
- Optician
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- 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.
- Medicare Specialty Code: Medicare Specialty Code Crosswalk
Health care providers and suppliers who are eligible to enroll in Medicare can use this crosswalk that links the taxonomy code with its appropriate medicare specialty code. - 96 - Optician
- Notes:
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov.
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 156FX1800X is the health care provider taxonomy code for technician/technologist grouped under eye and vision services providers with a specialization in optician. NPI records indicate a total of 14,375 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is optician of which 3,471 are registered as females, 3,231 registered as males and 7,673 are organizations.
156FX1800X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Eye and Vision Services Providers providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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