South Central Eye and Laser Center, Laurel: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1568004893
- Legal business name
- South Central Clinics, Inc.
- Registered trading name
- South Central Eye and Laser Center
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Practice location
- 1020 Adams St
Laurel, MS 39440-4365 - Phone on the record
- (601) 426-9454
- NPI issued
- October 8, 2019
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 10, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Laurel, MS
- County
- Jones County
- Parent organization
- South Central Clinics, Inc.
- Organization subpart
- Yes, this location bills as a subpart of a larger organization
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name South Central Clinics, Inc. and registered South Central Eye and Laser Center as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. CMS records this location as a subpart of South Central Clinics, Inc., meaning it bills under its own NPI but belongs to a larger organization. The entry was last refreshed in January 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 1 of 9 records were updated in 2024 or later and 3 predate 2020.
For local context: Laurel holds 8 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 3 of them optometry and 5 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 39440. 7 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Lindstrom Eye & Laser Center, P.A. in Laurel, 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 Mississippi boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Also registered at this address
1 other organization holds an NPI at the same street address. Shared suites and multi-specialty buildings are common, and it is worth knowing which entity you are actually booking with.
| Organization | Registered as | Record updated |
|---|---|---|
| Lindstrom Eye & Laser Center, P.A. | Ophthalmology | August 2020 |
Nearest registered practices
10 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Laurel metro itself there are 9, 7 of them elsewhere in Laurel. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindstrom Eye & Laser Center, P.A. | Laurel | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (601) 426-9454 |
| Ophthalmology - Laurel | Laurel | Ophthalmology | 0.1 mi | (601) 649-2341 |
| Advanced Vision Center PLLC | Laurel | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (601) 649-2450 |
| Eye Care Associates | Laurel | Optometry | 1.0 mi | (601) 649-1437 |
| Hattiesburg Eye Clinic, PA | Laurel | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (601) 649-6507 |
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 South Central Eye and Laser Center. Based on this site's own price research, an ophthalmology practice typically charges $150 to $300 or more for an exam without insurance, against a national average of about $136 and roughly $25 once a vision plan pays its share.
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 4 optometry practices on the Laurel page if you only need a prescription.