South Tulsa Retina, Tulsa: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1699236307
- Legal business name
- South Tulsa Retina
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (207WX0107X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist; Ophthalmology; Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases Specialist
- Practice location
- 9940 E 81ST St
Tulsa, OK 74133-4501 - Phone on the record
- (918) 893-9240
- NPI issued
- March 26, 2019
- Record last updated by the practice
- November 27, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Tulsa, OK
- County
- Tulsa County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
Beyond the primary code the record carries Optometrist, Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases Specialist, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. The entry was last refreshed in November 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 38 of 181 records were updated in 2024 or later and 104 predate 2020.
For local context: Tulsa holds 85 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 57 of them optometry and 28 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 74133. 68 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Eyecare Associates of South Tulsa PC in Tulsa, 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 Oklahoma boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
160 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Tulsa metro itself there are 181, 84 of them elsewhere in Tulsa. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyecare Associates of South Tulsa PC | Tulsa | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (918) 250-2020 |
| Myeyedr. | Tulsa | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (918) 252-7432 |
| New Vision Eye and Laser Center | Tulsa | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (918) 252-7432 |
| Focus Family Eyecare | Tulsa | Optometry | 1.0 mi | (918) 252-0438 |
| Wesley A. Rainwater, O.D., P.C. | Tulsa | Optometry | 1.1 mi | (918) 254-0447 |
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 Tulsa Retina, 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 South Tulsa Retina 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 143 optometry practices on the Tulsa page if you only need a prescription.