Eye Doctors in Louisiana: 432 Registered Practices
Where they are: New Orleans-Metairie alone holds 119 of them, 28 percent of the state total. Optometry accounts for 65 percent of Louisiana records, and 26 practices register a subspecialty such as retina, glaucoma or pediatric care as their primary code rather than the general code.
What an eye exam costs in Louisiana
The registry holds no prices, so nothing here is a quote. The nearest published figure is $95, the median starting exam fee across the 1,280 US retail optical stores that print one on their own store pages (30 September 2026). For a national benchmark somebody does publish, Medicare pays $149.64 for a comprehensive new-patient exam (CPT 92004). Louisiana has too few stores publishing a fee for a state median to mean anything, so this page quotes none rather than estimating one.
The bigger lever is which of the 432 practices below you call. Retail optical sits at $50 to $110, independent optometry at $120 to $200, and the 153 Louisiana ophthalmology practices at $150 to $300 or more, since those visits are usually medical rather than routine.
Metro areas in Louisiana
Metro areas are Census core based statistical areas, so a metro can carry several counties and dozens of towns. Each one below has its own page with the full practice list.
| Metro area | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology | Cities | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie | 119 | 75 | 44 | 16 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Baton Rouge | 60 | 39 | 21 | 12 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | 46 | 22 | 24 | 7 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Lafayette | 42 | 26 | 16 | 8 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | 32 | 23 | 9 | 3 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Lake Charles | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Monroe | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Alexandria | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Hammond | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Opelousas | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| New Iberia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| Morgan City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| Ruston | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| Bogalusa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| Natchitoches | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Cities with the most registered practices
| City | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metairie | 38 | 16 | 22 |
| Baton Rouge | 36 | 23 | 13 |
| New Orleans | 34 | 21 | 13 |
| Lafayette | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Shreveport | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| Covington | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Houma | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Bossier City | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Lake Charles | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Alexandria | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Marrero | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Monroe | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Slidell | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Mandeville | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Hammond | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Harvey | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Kenner | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| New Iberia | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Abbeville | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Denham Springs | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ruston | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Thibodaux | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Zachary | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Morgan City | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Chalmette | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Eunice | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jennings | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Natchitoches | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Opelousas | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| West Monroe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
City names are the free-text values practices entered in the registry, so nearby suburbs sometimes appear under their own name rather than the main city. The metro pages group them properly.
Practices outside the metro pages
18 practices sit in small metro and micropolitan areas or in rural counties outside any Census metro area, so they are listed here rather than on a page of their own.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Phone on record | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapoint Eye Clinic Registered as Paul Bradley la Point Sr | Bunkie | Optometry | (318) 346-7208 | January 2020 |
| Dimaggio Family Eye Care, Inc. | Deridder | Optometry | (337) 462-2015 | November 2009 |
| Optics Unlimited, Inc Registered as Optics Unlimited Inc | Deridder | Ophthalmology | (337) 462-3937 | May 2025 |
| Mark T Bowen Inc APC | Jena | Optometry | (318) 992-6103 | October 2010 |
| Kinder Eye Care | Kinder | Optometry | (337) 738-2500 | August 2020 |
| Alexandria Eye and Laser Center, LLC | Leesville | Optometry | (337) 392-1994 | January 2025 |
| Thomas Vision Clinic, Inc | Leesville | Optometry | (337) 239-2020 | June 2010 |
| Gregory Eye Clinic Registered as Gregory Eye Associates Inc. | Many | Optometry | (318) 256-2020 | February 2014 |
| Eyecare and Surgical Associates | Marksville | Ophthalmology | (318) 253-9766 | April 2008 |
| Reliable Eyecare LLC | Minden | Optometry | (318) 377-4246 | December 2025 |
| Lafleur Eye Clinic LLC | Oakdale | Optometry | (337) 281-8226 | August 2020 |
| Vision Clinic LLC | Oakdale | Optometry | (318) 335-3275 | July 2014 |
| William Samuel Ashley, O.D. | Tallulah | Optometry | (318) 574-2369 | November 2007 |
| Miss Lou Eye Care Registered as Milliken Eye Care, LLC | Vidalia | Optometry | (601) 443-9876 | May 2024 |
| Dr Ginger Delafosse LLC | Ville Platte | Optometry | (337) 327-8447 | April 2022 |
| Hosea J. Soileau, Jr., OD, Inc. | Ville Platte | Optometry | (337) 363-7200 | March 2010 |
| J.S. Fontenot | Ville Platte | Optometry | (337) 363-6060 | May 2008 |
| W E Marionneaux Jr OD LLC | Winnsboro | Optometry | (318) 435-5145 | January 2008 |
Phone numbers are the practice location numbers on the NPI record, self-reported and not verified by CMS or by us. The record date is the last time the practice updated its own registry entry.
Retail optical brands registered in Louisiana
Records whose legal or trading name contains the brand. Retail chains are the low end of the exam price range, so this is worth checking before you call an independent practice.
| Brand | Records in LA | Price guide |
|---|---|---|
| MyEyeDr | 8 | MyEyeDr exam prices |
| Visionworks | 1 | Visionworks exam prices |
Multi-site practice groups
Names registered at three or more separate Louisiana locations. Group practices often run one price list across every office, so a quote from one site usually holds at the others.
| Practice group | Registered locations in LA |
|---|---|
| Williamson Eye Center | 10 |
| Kelly Optometry, A Professional Corporation | 10 |
| Myeyedr. | 9 |
| Optics Unlimited, Inc | 6 |
| Regional Eye Associates | 3 |