Southwest Eye Institute, Las Cruces: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1730751454
- Legal business name
- Marc Ellman, M.D., P.A.
- Registered trading name
- Southwest Eye Institute
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 2301 Saturn Cir
Las Cruces, NM 88012-7727 - Phone on the record
- (915) 267-2020
- NPI issued
- July 13, 2021
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 16, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- County
- Doña Ana County
- Parent organization
- Marc Ellman, M.D., P.A.
- Organization subpart
- Yes, this location bills as a subpart of a larger organization
- Locations under this name
- 2 registered nationally
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Marc Ellman, M.D., P.A. and registered Southwest Eye Institute 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. CMS records this location as a subpart of Marc Ellman, M.D., P.A., meaning it bills under its own NPI but belongs to a larger organization. 2 locations nationally are registered under the same name, so pricing and policies are likely to be set at group level rather than at this office. The entry was refreshed in January 2024, putting it among the 1 of 13 Las Cruces records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Las Cruces holds 12 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 8 of them optometry and 4 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 88012. 10 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Eyes of the Southwest, PC in Las Cruces, 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 New Mexico boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
12 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Las Cruces metro itself there are 13, 11 of them elsewhere in Las Cruces. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyes of the Southwest, PC | Las Cruces | Ophthalmology | 0.3 mi | (575) 523-2020 |
| New Mexico Lions Crane Reading Foundation | Las Cruces | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (505) 649-5878 |
| L Victor Sandoval, P.C. | Las Cruces | Corneal and contact lens management | 2.1 mi | (575) 522-8334 |
| Accutech Family Eye Care | Las Cruces | Optometry | 2.8 mi | (575) 541-1075 |
| National Vision, Inc. | Las Cruces | Optometry | 2.9 mi | (505) 524-2887 |
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 Southwest Eye Institute. 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 9 optometry practices on the Las Cruces page if you only need a prescription.