Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Dc., Washington: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1750477600
- Legal business name
- Gregory Butler, MD, PC.
- Registered trading name
- Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Dc.
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Practice location
- 1647 Benning Rd NE, Suite 205
Washington, DC 20002-4569 - Phone on the record
- (202) 397-2800
- NPI issued
- October 5, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- March 7, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- County
- District of Columbia
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Gregory Butler, MD, PC. and registered Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Dc. as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. The entry was last refreshed in March 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 16 of 82 records were updated in 2024 or later and 34 predate 2020.
For local context: Washington holds 82 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 53 of them optometry and 29 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 20002. 10 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Greater North East Eye Care Ctn in Washington, 0.0 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 District of Columbia boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
793 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro itself there are 82, 81 of them elsewhere in Washington. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater North East Eye Care Ctn | Washington | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (202) 396-8200 |
| Greater Northeast Eye Care Center | Washington | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (202) 396-8200 |
| Eye Site | Washington | Optometry | 0.0 mi | (202) 388-0600 |
| My Eye Dr. | Washington | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (202) 289-4111 |
| My Eye Dr. | Washington | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (202) 289-4111 |
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 Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Dc., 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 Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Dc. 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 53 optometry practices on the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria page if you only need a prescription.