Retina Institute of Hawaii LLC, Kailua Kona: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1801859871
- Legal business name
- Retina Institute of Hawaii LLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Non eye care codes on the record
- 1 additional taxonomy code outside optometry and ophthalmology
- Practice location
- 77-6403 Nalani St Fl 2
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-9763 - Phone on the record
- (808) 955-0255
- NPI issued
- April 10, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- October 5, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Hilo-Kailua, HI
- County
- Hawaii County
- Locations under this name
- 2 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. 2 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 11 of 35 records were updated in 2024 or later and 9 predate 2020.
For local context: Kailua Kona holds 11 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 6 of them optometry and 5 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 96740. 1 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Eye Center of Hawaii LLC in Kailua Kona, 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 Hawaii boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
12 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Hilo-Kailua metro itself there are 35, 10 of them elsewhere in Kailua Kona. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye Center of Hawaii LLC | Kailua Kona | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (808) 329-2010 |
| Allied Health Partners LLC | Kailua Kona | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (808) 955-0255 |
| 10 Eye Center | Kailua Kona | Optometry | 3.0 mi | (808) 329-9308 |
| Abe Eye Care LLC | Kailua Kona | Optometry | 3.1 mi | (808) 329-3535 |
| John M Tsue OD Inc | Kailua Kona | Optometry | 3.1 mi | (808) 329-5253 |
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 Retina Institute of Hawaii LLC, 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 Retina Institute of Hawaii LLC 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 23 optometry practices on the Hilo-Kailua page if you only need a prescription.