Missouri Eye Institute LLC, Springfield: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1144277252
- Legal business name
- Missouri Eye Institute LLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 1531 E Bradford Pkwy, Suite 100
Springfield, MO 65804-6566 - Phone on the record
- (417) 887-3900
- NPI issued
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- March 19, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Springfield, MO
- County
- Greene County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
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 March 2024, putting it among the 14 of 49 Springfield records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Springfield holds 29 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 23 of them optometry and 6 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 65804. 3 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Collins Eye Clinic, L.L.C. in Springfield, 0.1 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 Missouri boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
41 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Springfield metro itself there are 49, 28 of them elsewhere in Springfield. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Eye Clinic, L.L.C. | Springfield | Ophthalmology | 0.1 mi | (417) 869-3200 |
| Vision Enhancement Clinic | Springfield | Optometry | 0.1 mi | (417) 887-7151 |
| Mattax Neu Prater Eye Center, Inc. | Springfield | Ophthalmology | 0.4 mi | (471) 886-3937 |
| Eye Surgeons of Springfield, Inc. | Springfield | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (417) 887-1965 |
| Low Vision Specialists | Springfield | Low vision rehabilitation | 0.6 mi | (417) 598-0168 |
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 Missouri Eye Institute 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 Missouri Eye Institute 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 42 optometry practices on the Springfield page if you only need a prescription.