Adv Vision LLC, Santa Maria: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1588194104
- Legal business name
- Adv Vision LLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 525 Plaza Dr Ste 304
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6955 - Phone on the record
- (805) 987-5300
- NPI issued
- June 15, 2017
- Record last updated by the practice
- July 12, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
Beyond the primary code the record carries Optometrist, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. The entry was last refreshed in July 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 10 of 48 records were updated in 2024 or later and 25 predate 2020.
For local context: Santa Maria holds 14 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 6 of them optometry and 8 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 93454. 10 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Michael J Young in Santa Maria, 0.3 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 California boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
39 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara metro itself there are 48, 13 of them elsewhere in Santa Maria. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J Young | Santa Maria | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (805) 922-1993 |
| Shepard Eye Center | Santa Maria | Ophthalmology | 0.4 mi | (805) 925-2637 |
| John R Prewett O D Inc | Santa Maria | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (805) 925-9575 |
| Shepard Eye Center | Santa Maria | Ophthalmology | 0.4 mi | (805) 925-9575 |
| Firstsight Vision Services, Inc. | Santa Maria | Optometry | 1.1 mi | (805) 925-4794 |
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 Adv Vision LLC. Based on this site's own price research, an ophthalmology practice typically charges $150 to $300 or more for an exam without insurance, against a national average of about $136 and roughly $25 once a vision plan pays its share.
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 28 optometry practices on the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara page if you only need a prescription.