NAICS 621320
What is the NAICS code 621320?
The NAICS code 621320 is applied to those industries related to Offices of Optometrists.
This industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) primarily engaged in the independent practice of optometry. These practitioners examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as diagnose related systemic conditions. Offices of optometrists prescribe and/or provide eyeglasses, contact lenses, low vision aids, and vision therapy. They operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers, and may also provide the same services as opticians, such as selling and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses.
Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 621320 in the North American Industry Classification System.
This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:
- 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance
- 621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services
- 6213 - Offices of Other Health Practitioners
- 62132 - Offices of Optometrists
- 621320 - Offices of Optometrists
Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 621320
NAFTA
This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Related codes
The NAICS industry 621320 has the following cross-references:
- Offices of opticians primarily engaged in selling and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses are classified in Industry 456130, Optical Goods Retailers.
- Offices of physicians primarily engaged in the independent practice of ophthalmology are classified in U.S. Industry 621111, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists).
Related activities
Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Offices of Optometrists industry (NAICS Code 621320):
- Doctors of optometry (ODs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- ODs' (doctors of optometry) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Optometrists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
