Newsom Eye & Laser Center, Inc., Clearwater: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1316615891
- Legal business name
- Newsom Eye & Laser Center, Inc.
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 3165 N McMullen Booth Rd Ste A1
Clearwater, FL 33761-2020 - Phone on the record
- (813) 908-2020
- NPI issued
- August 31, 2021
- Record last updated by the practice
- October 12, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- County
- Pinellas County
- Parent organization
- Newsom Eye & Laser Center, Inc.
- Organization subpart
- Yes, this location bills as a subpart of a larger organization
- Locations under this name
- 7 registered nationally
- 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. CMS records this location as a subpart of Newsom Eye & Laser Center, Inc., meaning it bills under its own NPI but belongs to a larger organization. 7 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 last refreshed in October 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 121 of 532 records were updated in 2024 or later and 262 predate 2020.
For local context: Clearwater holds 42 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 29 of them optometry and 13 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 33761. 34 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Northwood Vision in Clearwater, 1.0 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 Florida boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
440 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro itself there are 532, 41 of them elsewhere in Clearwater. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Vision | Clearwater | Optometry | 1.0 mi | (727) 725-5558 |
| Northwood Vision Center | Clearwater | Optometry | 1.0 mi | (727) 725-5558 |
| Retina Physicians and Surgeons of Tampa Bay, LLC | Clearwater | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (727) 789-8770 |
| Tampa Bay Ophthalmic Plastics LLC | Clearwater | Oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery | 1.0 mi | (727) 285-8006 |
| The Eye Center | Oldsmar | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (727) 216-2020 |
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 Newsom Eye & Laser Center, Inc.. 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 377 optometry practices on the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater page if you only need a prescription.