Retina Institute of Hawaii LLC, Lihue: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1134000391
- Legal business name
- Retina Institute of Hawaii LLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 4418 Kukui Grove St
Lihue, HI 96766-1676 - Phone on the record
- (808) 955-0255
- NPI issued
- September 11, 2025
- Record last updated by the practice
- September 11, 2025
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Kapaa, HI
- County
- Kauai 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 refreshed in September 2025, putting it among the 3 of 14 Kapaa records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Lihue holds 11 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 5 of them optometry and 6 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 96766. 9 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Pacific Eye Center, Inc in Lihue, 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
13 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Kapaa metro itself there are 14, 10 of them elsewhere in Lihue. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Eye Center, Inc | Lihue | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (808) 245-5377 |
| Garden Island Eye Care | Lihue | Optometry | 0.0 mi | (808) 632-2020 |
| Kauai Eye Institute | Lihue | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (808) 245-8765 |
| Timoth B. Crane, M.D., Inc. | Lihue | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (808) 246-0110 |
| Timothy B. Crane, M.D., Inc. | Lihue | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (808) 246-0110 |
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. 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 7 optometry practices on the Kapaa page if you only need a prescription.