Genstler Eye Center, Albany: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1124125596
- Legal business name
- Genstler Eye Center
- Registered trading name
- Genstler Eye Center
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 2700 14TH Ave SE
Albany, OR 97322 - Phone on the record
- (541) 928-1667
- NPI issued
- September 20, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 9, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Albany, OR
- County
- Linn County
- Former legal name
- Darrell E Genstler MD PC; Darrell E Genstler MD PC
- 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 last refreshed in January 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 1 of 14 records were updated in 2024 or later and 10 predate 2020.
For local context: Albany holds 11 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 9 of them optometry and 2 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 97322. 1 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Albany Eye Care Center P C in Albany, 0.2 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 Oregon boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
47 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Albany metro itself there are 14, 10 of them elsewhere in Albany. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Eye Care Center P C | Albany | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (541) 926-6077 |
| Heritage Eyecare | Albany | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (541) 926-2061 |
| The Eye Team Albany | Albany | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (541) 926-2061 |
| Linn County Vision Center, LLC | Albany | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (541) 928-6118 |
| Kandi S. Moller, OD, LLC | Albany | Optometry | 0.8 mi | (541) 926-2521 |
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 Genstler Eye Center. 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 12 optometry practices on the Albany page if you only need a prescription.