Elman Retina Group PA, Columbia: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1619840733
- Legal business name
- Elman Retina Group PA
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (207WX0107X)
- Other registered specialties
- Ophthalmology, Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease
- Practice location
- 11055 Little Patuxent Pkwy Ste 105
Columbia, MD 21044-2908 - Phone on the record
- (410) 686-3000
- NPI issued
- September 25, 2025
- Record last updated by the practice
- September 25, 2025
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- County
- Howard County
- Parent organization
- Elman Retina Group PA
- 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
Beyond the primary code the record carries Ophthalmology, Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. CMS records this location as a subpart of Elman Retina Group PA, 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 refreshed in September 2025, putting it among the 205 of 499 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Columbia holds 32 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 17 of them optometry and 15 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 21044. 25 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Jhu - Wilmer Eye Institute - Provider Type: 12 in Columbia, 0.3 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 Maryland boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
797 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro itself there are 499, 31 of them elsewhere in Columbia. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhu - Wilmer Eye Institute - Provider Type: 12 | Columbia | Vision therapy | 0.3 mi | (443) 367-4700 |
| Jhu - Wilmer Eye Institute - Provider Type: 20 | Columbia | Ophthalmology | 0.3 mi | (443) 367-4700 |
| Jhu - 10710 Charter Dr Ste 200 - Provider Type: 12 - Vision Care | Columbia | Ophthalmology | 0.3 mi | (443) 367-4700 |
| Jhu - 10710 Charter Dr Ste 310 - Provider Type: 12 - Vision Care | Columbia | Vision therapy | 0.3 mi | (410) 910-2330 |
| Jhu - 10710 Charter Dr Ste 150 - Provider Type: 12 - Vision Care | Columbia | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (410) 910-2330 |
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 Elman Retina Group PA, 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 Elman Retina Group PA 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 317 optometry practices on the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson page if you only need a prescription.