American Vision Partners, Safford: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1649202771
- Legal business name
- Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PC
- Registered trading name
- American Vision Partners
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases Specialist; Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Specialist; Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist
- Practice location
- 825 S 20TH Ave
Safford, AZ 85546-3317 - Phone on the record
- (602) 955-1000
- NPI issued
- July 7, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 16, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Safford, AZ
- County
- Graham County
- Locations under this name
- 25 registered nationally
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, PC and registered American Vision Partners as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. Beyond the primary code the record carries Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases Specialist, Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Specialist and Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. 25 locations nationally are registered under the same name, so pricing and policies are likely to be set at group level rather than at this office. The entry was refreshed in January 2024, putting it among the 2 of 5 Safford records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Safford holds 4 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 2 of them optometry and 2 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 85546. No other practice in the city took its NPI earlier than this one, which makes it the longest-registered address here. The closest is Desert Family Vision Center LLC in Safford, 1.3 miles away.
None of this is a licensing check. CMS issues an NPI so a provider can be identified in billing transactions, and states plainly that issuance does not ensure or validate that the holder is licensed or credentialed. The Arizona boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
4 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Safford metro itself there are 5, 3 of them elsewhere in Safford. The closest 4 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Family Vision Center LLC | Safford | Optometry | 1.3 mi | (928) 428-0500 |
| Family Eye Center | Safford | Optometry | 1.6 mi | (928) 428-4360 |
| Elite Eyecare Center PLLC | Thatcher | Optometry | 1.8 mi | (928) 792-4455 |
| Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center | Safford | Ophthalmology | 12.4 mi | (602) 955-1000 |
Distances are straight line between registered practice locations, not driving distance. Records placed at a ZIP centroid rather than a matched street address are excluded from this comparison.
What to expect to pay at an ophthalmology practice like this
The NPI registry holds no prices, so nothing here is a quote from American Vision Partners, and ophthalmology practices do not publish fee schedules. Customers report paying $150 to $300 or more at this kind of practice without insurance, which is a reported band rather than a published price. The nearest published figure is $95, the median starting fee across the 1,280 US retail optical stores that print one (30 September 2026), and Medicare pays $149.64 for a comprehensive new-patient exam (CPT 92004). Ask American Vision Partners for its self-pay price.
Ophthalmology visits are usually medical rather than routine, which changes who pays: medical insurance and Medicare Part B cover a medically necessary exam, while a routine refraction for glasses is normally not covered. Ask whether the visit will be billed as medical or routine before you book, and compare with the 3 optometry practices on the Safford page if you only need a prescription.