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Sterling Heights, MI - NPI registry record

Salim Optical LLC, Sterling Heights: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context

Salim Optical LLC holds NPI 1518470855, registered with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as an ophthalmology organization under taxonomy code 207W00000X (Ophthalmology). The practice location on the record is 2001 15 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48310, inside the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan statistical area area. The NPI was issued in November 2017, 9 years ago, and the practice last updated its own entry in November 2022.

What the registry record says

NPI number
1518470855
Legal business name
Salim Optical LLC
Primary registered specialty
Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
Non eye care codes on the record
3 additional taxonomy codes outside optometry and ophthalmology
Practice location
2001 15 Mile Rd
Sterling Heights, MI 48310-4864
Phone on the record
(586) 693-5060
NPI issued
November 8, 2017
Record last updated by the practice
November 7, 2022
Registry status
NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
County
Macomb County
Location precision
Street address matched by the US Census geocoder

Reading this record

The entry was last refreshed in November 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 98 of 658 records were updated in 2024 or later and 334 predate 2020.

For local context: Sterling Heights holds 17 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 13 of them optometry and 4 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 48310. 11 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Eyesight Clinic in Sterling Heights, 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 Michigan boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.

Nearest registered practices

546 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro itself there are 658, 16 of them elsewhere in Sterling Heights. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.

PracticeCityRegistered asDistancePhone on record
Eyesight ClinicSterling HeightsOptometry0.0 mi(248) 369-3322
Golden Gate OpticalTroyOptometry1.0 mi(248) 689-0213
Svs Vision IncSterling HeightsOptometry1.0 mi(586) 979-6260
Pcor LLCTroyOptometry1.2 mi(248) 588-9300
Pcor, LLCTroyOptometry1.2 mi(248) 544-3290

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 Salim Optical LLC, 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 Salim Optical LLC 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 469 optometry practices on the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn page if you only need a prescription.

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Source and provenance. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), NPI data dissemination file, August 2026 (October 2026, published October 2026 file). CMS NPI downloadable files. Licence: US federal public data, FOIA-disclosable, no charge; CMS deactivated-NPI display guidance honoured. NPI registry records from the CMS NPPES monthly file. An NPI is a billing identifier, not a licence: CMS does not verify that the holder is licensed or credentialed. Registry contact details are self-reported and are often years out of date. This directory lists organizations only. Individual practitioner records are never published here.

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