Ulrf Eye Specialists, Louisville: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1760813919
- Legal business name
- University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
- Registered trading name
- Ulrf Eye Specialists
- 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
- 301 E Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40202-1511 - Phone on the record
- (502) 852-5466
- NPI issued
- December 12, 2013
- Record last updated by the practice
- February 17, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- County
- Jefferson County
- Parent organization
- University of Louisville
- Organization subpart
- Yes, this location bills as a subpart of a larger organization
- Locations under this name
- 5 registered nationally
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. and registered Ulrf Eye Specialists as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. 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 University of Louisville, meaning it bills under its own NPI but belongs to a larger organization. 5 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 February 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 24 of 126 records were updated in 2024 or later and 62 predate 2020.
For local context: Louisville holds 94 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 52 of them optometry and 42 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 40202. 61 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is University Eye Clinic and Educational Foundation, Inc in Louisville, 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 Kentucky boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Also registered at this address
7 other organizations hold an NPI at the same street address. Shared suites and multi-specialty buildings are common, and it is worth knowing which entity you are actually booking with.
| Organization | Registered as | Record updated |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Specialists of Louisville, P.S.C. | Ophthalmology | June 2011 |
| Refractive Surgery of Louisville PLLC | Ophthalmology | June 2008 |
| Ulp Eye Specialists | Ophthalmology | January 2016 |
| Ulrf - Eye Specialists of Louisville | Ophthalmology | March 2012 |
| Ulrf - University Eye Clinic & Educational Foundation | Ophthalmology | April 2012 |
| Ulrf Ophthalmological Services | Ophthalmology | December 2013 |
| Ulrf Eye Clinic & Educational Foundation | Ophthalmology | December 2013 |
Nearest registered practices
134 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Louisville/Jefferson County metro itself there are 126, 93 of them elsewhere in Louisville. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Eye Clinic and Educational Foundation, Inc | Louisville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (502) 852-7665 |
| Ophthalmological Services, Inc. | Louisville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (502) 852-7665 |
| Eye Specialists of Louisville, P.S.C. | Louisville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (502) 852-5466 |
| Refractive Surgery of Louisville PLLC | Louisville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (502) 741-2979 |
| Ulp Eye Specialists | Louisville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (502) 588-0550 |
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 Ulrf Eye Specialists. 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 77 optometry practices on the Louisville/Jefferson County page if you only need a prescription.