Worcester Ophthalmology Associates, Inc, Worcester: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1417660010
- Legal business name
- Worcester Ophthalmology Associates, Inc
- Registered trading name
- Worcester Ophthalmology Associates, Inc
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Practice location
- 25 Oak Ave
Worcester, MA 01605-2751 - Phone on the record
- (508) 421-2010
- NPI issued
- December 29, 2022
- Record last updated by the practice
- December 29, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Worcester, MA
- County
- Worcester County
- Duplicate registrations at this address
- 1 additional NPI for the same name and address, folded into this record
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The entry was last refreshed in December 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 14 of 94 records were updated in 2024 or later and 60 predate 2020.
For local context: Worcester holds 19 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 7 of them optometry and 12 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 01605. 18 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Vitreo-Retinal Associates of Worcester PC in Worcester, 0.2 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 Massachusetts boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
154 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Worcester metro itself there are 94, 18 of them elsewhere in Worcester. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitreo-Retinal Associates of Worcester PC | Worcester | Ophthalmology | 0.2 mi | (508) 752-1155 |
| Vitreo-Retinal Associates PC | Worcester | Ophthalmology | 0.2 mi | (508) 752-1155 |
| Medical Eye Care Services PC | Worcester | Ophthalmology | 0.2 mi | (508) 757-4160 |
| Retina Consultants of Worcester PC | Worcester | Ophthalmology | 0.2 mi | (508) 791-1217 |
| Worcester Eye Consultants, PC | Worcester | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (508) 791-8484 |
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 Worcester Ophthalmology Associates, Inc, 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 Worcester Ophthalmology Associates, Inc 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 64 optometry practices on the Worcester page if you only need a prescription.