Eye Doctors in Massachusetts: 930 Registered Practices
Where they are: Boston-Cambridge-Newton alone holds 632 of them, 68 percent of the state total. Optometry accounts for 71 percent of Massachusetts records, and 29 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 Massachusetts
The registry holds no prices. This site's price research puts a US eye exam at about $136 without insurance and around $25 with a vision plan. Reported state averages run from roughly $113 in the lowest-cost states to about $196 in Hawaii, so treat location as a modest adjustment rather than the main driver.
The bigger lever is which of the 930 practices below you call. Retail optical sits at $50 to $110, independent optometry at $120 to $200, and the 273 Massachusetts ophthalmology practices at $150 to $300 or more, since those visits are usually medical rather than routine.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton | 632 | 447 | 185 | 125 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Worcester | 94 | 64 | 30 | 30 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Providence-Warwick | 70 | 51 | 19 | 17 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Springfield | 56 | 36 | 20 | 13 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Barnstable Town | 39 | 31 | 8 | 16 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Amherst Town-Northampton | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Pittsfield | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Greenfield | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| Vineyard Haven | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Cities with the most registered practices
| City | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 61 | 39 | 22 |
| Cambridge | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| Springfield | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Quincy | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| Worcester | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Brookline | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Fall River | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Medford | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Beverly | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Newton | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Norwood | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Plymouth | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Waltham | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Burlington | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Lawrence | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Natick | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Wellesley | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Danvers | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Dedham | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Framingham | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Leominster | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Needham | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Attleboro | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Chelmsford | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Hyannis | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Peabody | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Reading | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Watertown | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Brockton | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Falmouth | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ack Eye, PC | Nantucket | Optometry | (508) 228-0844 | March 2020 |
| Nantucket Ophthalmology LLC | Nantucket | Ophthalmology | (781) 398-2225 | January 2022 |
| Optometric Providers Inc | Watertown | Optometry | (617) 926-8443 | August 2020 |
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 Massachusetts
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 MA | Price guide |
|---|---|---|
| MyEyeDr | 23 | MyEyeDr exam prices |
| Pearle Vision | 5 | Pearle Vision exam prices |
| Visionworks | 1 | Visionworks exam prices |
Multi-site practice groups
Names registered at three or more separate Massachusetts 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 MA |
|---|---|
| Myeyedr. | 23 |
| Optometric Providers Inc | 17 |
| Reliant Medical Group, Inc | 9 |
| Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Inc. | 8 |
| Mass Optometric Associates, P. C. | 6 |
| D'Ambrosio Eye Care, Inc. | 6 |
| Appleton Eye Associates PC | 5 |
| Eye Health Associates Inc | 4 |
| Eye Health Services, Inc. | 4 |
| Appleton Eye Associates P.C. | 4 |
| Infocus Eyecare | 3 |
| Mass Optometric Associates, PLLC | 3 |
| Boston University Eye Associates, Inc. | 3 |
| Vitreoretinal Consultants Inc. | 3 |
| Tallman Eye Associates, PC | 3 |
| Center for Eye Health, PLLC | 3 |
| Medical Eye Care Associates, P.C. | 3 |
| Visionco Management, LLC | 3 |