Eye Doctors in New Jersey: 1,356 Registered Practices
Where they are: New York-Newark-Jersey City alone holds 1,029 of them, 76 percent of the state total. Optometry accounts for 69 percent of New Jersey records, and 52 practices register a subspecialty such as retina, glaucoma or pediatric care as their primary code rather than the general code.
What an eye exam costs in New Jersey
The registry holds no prices, so nothing here is a quote. The nearest published figure is $95, the median starting exam fee across the 1,280 US retail optical stores that print one on their own store pages (30 September 2026). For a national benchmark somebody does publish, Medicare pays $149.64 for a comprehensive new-patient exam (CPT 92004). In New Jersey, the 43 stores publishing a fee have a median of $124 and a range of $79 to $185: two practices in this state differ by more than New Jersey differs from the national median.
The bigger lever is which of the 1,356 practices below you call. Retail optical sits at $50 to $110, independent optometry at $120 to $200, and the 423 New Jersey ophthalmology practices at $150 to $300 or more, since those visits are usually medical rather than routine.
Metro areas in New Jersey
Metro areas are Census core based statistical areas, so a metro can carry several counties and dozens of towns. Each one below has its own page with the full practice list.
| Metro area | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology | Cities | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City | 1,029 | 722 | 307 | 241 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 183 | 126 | 57 | 44 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Trenton-Princeton | 56 | 35 | 21 | 13 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | 46 | 21 | 25 | 17 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Vineland | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Cities with the most registered practices
| City | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| East Brunswick | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Paramus | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Cherry Hill | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Edison | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Clifton | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Marlton | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Newark | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Toms River | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Wayne | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Red Bank | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Freehold | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Livingston | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| West Orange | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Westfield | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Vineland | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Voorhees | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Lakewood | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Lawrenceville | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Paterson | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Princeton | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Bridgewater | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Elizabeth | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Flemington | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Howell | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Morristown | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Ridgewood | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Somerset | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Springfield | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Union | 11 | 5 | 6 |
City names are the free-text values practices entered in the registry, so nearby suburbs sometimes appear under their own name rather than the main city. The metro pages group them properly.
Practices outside the metro pages
1 practice sits in small metro and micropolitan areas or in rural counties outside any Census metro area, so they are listed here rather than on a page of their own.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Phone on record | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Optics Registered as Michael A. Ornstein OD PA | Pluckemin | Optometry | (908) 781-2121 | April 2013 |
Phone numbers are the practice location numbers on the NPI record, self-reported and not verified by CMS or by us. The record date is the last time the practice updated its own registry entry.
Retail optical brands registered in New Jersey
Records whose legal or trading name contains the brand. Retail chains are the low end of the exam price range, so this is worth checking before you call an independent practice.
| Brand | Records in NJ | Price guide |
|---|---|---|
| America's Best | 21 | America's Best exam prices |
| Pearle Vision | 6 | Pearle Vision exam prices |
| Visionworks | 3 | Visionworks exam prices |
| MyEyeDr | 1 | MyEyeDr exam prices |
Multi-site practice groups
Names registered at three or more separate New Jersey locations. Group practices often run one price list across every office, so a quote from one site usually holds at the others.
| Practice group | Registered locations in NJ |
|---|---|
| America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses | 21 |
| Associated Retinal Consultants, LLC | 15 |
| Clarkson Eyecare | 11 |
| Branchville Eye Associates | 6 |
| Charles M. Cummins, OD, PA | 5 |
| Millennium Eye Care, LLC | 5 |
| Advocare Schnall Pediatric Ophthalmology | 4 |
| Eye Centers of America, LLC | 4 |
| Princeton Eye Group,pa | 3 |
| Hudson Eye Physicians & Surgeons, LLC | 3 |
| Affiliated Eye Surgeons | 3 |
| Vision Care, P.A. | 3 |
| Campus Eye Group, LLC | 3 |
| Avenue Eyecare | 3 |
| The Eye Health Group, LLC | 3 |