Retina Care Center, Medford: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1568422053
- Legal business name
- Retina Care Center, LLC
- Registered trading name
- Retina Care Center
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist, Vision Therapy
- Practice location
- 748 State St
Medford, OR 97504-8473 - Phone on the record
- (541) 842-2020
- NPI issued
- March 27, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- August 14, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Medford, OR
- County
- Jackson County
- 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 Retina Care Center, LLC and registered Retina Care Center 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, Vision Therapy, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. 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 last refreshed in August 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 7 of 36 records were updated in 2024 or later and 21 predate 2020.
For local context: Medford holds 20 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 13 of them optometry and 7 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 97504. 1 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Horn Optometric, LLC in Medford, 0.5 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
35 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Medford metro itself there are 36, 19 of them elsewhere in Medford. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Optometric, LLC | Medford | Optometry | 0.5 mi | (541) 779-3797 |
| Oregon Retina Center | Medford | Ophthalmology | 0.9 mi | (541) 770-2020 |
| Cataract and Laser Institute of Southern Oregon PC | Medford | Ophthalmology | 0.9 mi | (541) 779-2020 |
| Medical Eye Center Inc | Medford | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (541) 779-4711 |
| Master Eye Associates | Medford | Optometry | 1.5 mi | (541) 779-9851 |
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 Retina Care Center, 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 Retina Care Center 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 25 optometry practices on the Medford page if you only need a prescription.