Harlem Eye Care, Inc, New York: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1598274243
- Legal business name
- Harlem Eye Care, Inc
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 2249 2ND Ave # 3
New York, NY 10029-2266 - Phone on the record
- (347) 987-4468
- NPI issued
- September 26, 2017
- Record last updated by the practice
- February 20, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- County
- New York 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 February 2024, putting it among the 373 of 2,176 New York-Newark-Jersey City records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: New York holds 496 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 254 of them optometry and 242 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 10029. 378 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is East Harlem Eye Care, LLC in New York, 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 New York boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
2,510 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro itself there are 2,176, 495 of them elsewhere in New York. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Harlem Eye Care, LLC | New York | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (718) 869-4326 |
| Elizabeth R Borowiec OD PC | New York | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (646) 241-0810 |
| Wizard of Eyes of 116 St Inc | New York | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (212) 996-7676 |
| Satija Vision Care Optometry, P.C. | New York | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (347) 757-5475 |
| Ny Blinks Eyecare | New York | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (212) 896-5886 |
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 Harlem Eye Care, Inc, 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 Harlem Eye Care, Inc 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 1,457 optometry practices on the New York-Newark-Jersey City page if you only need a prescription.