Central Maine Eye Optical, Lewiston: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1225149370
- Legal business name
- Central Maine Eye Optical
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 181 Russell St
Lewiston, ME 04240-5436 - Phone on the record
- (207) 784-1814
- NPI issued
- August 31, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- September 11, 2025
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- County
- Androscoggin County
- 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. The entry was refreshed in September 2025, putting it among the 2 of 13 Lewiston-Auburn records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Lewiston holds 9 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 3 of them optometry and 6 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 04240. 1 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Central Maine Eye Care P.A. in Lewiston, 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 Maine boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Also registered at this address
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Eye Care P.A. | Ophthalmology | May 2016 |
| Cmec Eye Care LLC | Ophthalmology | March 2018 |
Nearest registered practices
33 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Lewiston-Auburn metro itself there are 13, 8 of them elsewhere in Lewiston. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Eye Care P.A. | Lewiston | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (207) 784-1814 |
| Cmec Eye Care LLC | Lewiston | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (207) 784-1814 |
| Optometric Associates PA | Lewiston | Optometry | 0.6 mi | (207) 784-3564 |
| Family Eye Health & Contact Lens Center | Lewiston | Optometry | 0.6 mi | (207) 782-9501 |
| Sirus Hamzavi, MD LLC PA | Lewiston | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (207) 795-7517 |
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 Central Maine Eye Optical, 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 Central Maine Eye Optical 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 7 optometry practices on the Lewiston-Auburn page if you only need a prescription.