Crew & Boss Eye Associates, Big Rapids: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1235230350
- Legal business name
- Rapids Ophthalmology, PC
- Registered trading name
- Crew & Boss Eye Associates
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 650 Linden St, Suite 5
Big Rapids, MI 49307 - Phone on the record
- (231) 796-0010
- NPI issued
- September 25, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- August 14, 2025
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Big Rapids, MI
- County
- Mecosta County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Rapids Ophthalmology, PC and registered Crew & Boss Eye Associates as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. 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 August 2025, putting it among the 3 of 9 Big Rapids records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Big Rapids holds 7 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 5 of them optometry and 2 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 49307. 2 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Czinder Eye Care PC in Big Rapids, 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 Michigan boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
16 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Big Rapids metro itself there are 9, 6 of them elsewhere in Big Rapids. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czinder Eye Care PC | Big Rapids | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (231) 796-6604 |
| Big Rapids Family Eye Care | Big Rapids | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (231) 796-5321 |
| University Eye Center | Big Rapids | Ophthalmology | 0.4 mi | (231) 591-2222 |
| University Eye Center | Big Rapids | Optometry | 0.8 mi | (231) 591-2020 |
| Stephanie Ramdass | Big Rapids | Optometry | 0.8 mi | (231) 591-2020 |
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 Crew & Boss Eye Associates, 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 Crew & Boss Eye Associates 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 Big Rapids page if you only need a prescription.