Richardson Optical, Somerset: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1538753363
- Legal business name
- Don Richardson,psc
- Registered trading name
- Richardson Optical
- Primary registered specialty
- Optometrist (152W00000X)
- Practice location
- 246 Poplar Ave Ste 1
Somerset, KY 42503-1701 - Phone on the record
- (606) 679-8469
- NPI issued
- February 23, 2021
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 10, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Somerset, KY
- County
- Pulaski County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Don Richardson,psc and registered Richardson Optical as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. The entry was refreshed in January 2024, putting it among the 1 of 11 Somerset records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Somerset holds 11 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 9 of them optometry and 2 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 42503. 9 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Don L Richardson, OD PSC in Somerset, 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
1 other organization holds 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Don L Richardson, OD PSC | Optometry | May 2023 |
Nearest registered practices
18 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Somerset metro itself there are 11, 10 of them elsewhere in Somerset. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don L Richardson, OD PSC | Somerset | Optometry | 0.0 mi | (606) 679-5588 |
| 20/20 Vision Center | Somerset | Optometry | 0.5 mi | (606) 677-2020 |
| Huffman and Huffman PSC | Somerset | Ophthalmology | 0.6 mi | (606) 679-7461 |
| Huffman and Huffman PSC | Somerset | Optometry | 0.6 mi | (606) 679-7461 |
| Southern Kentucky Eye Center PSC | Somerset | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (606) 679-7778 |
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 optometry practice like this
The NPI registry holds no prices, so nothing here is a quote from Richardson Optical. Based on this site's own price research, an independent optometry practice typically charges $120 to $200 for an exam without insurance, against a national average of about $136 and roughly $25 once a vision plan pays its share.
Ask two things when you call: whether the quoted fee includes the refraction, and what a contact lens fitting adds if you wear lenses, since that takes a visit to $150 to $370. A comprehensive exam is $100 to $250. If price is the deciding factor, the 11 practices on the Somerset page give you the full local field to call around.