Advanced Retina LLC, Ponce: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1871226415
- Legal business name
- Advanced Retina LLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (207WX0107X)
- Other registered specialties
- Ophthalmology
- Practice location
- Calle Union #91 Esq Calle Sol
Ponce, PR 00730 - Phone on the record
- (787) 848-5353
- NPI issued
- July 1, 2022
- Record last updated by the practice
- June 21, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Ponce, PR
- County
- Ponce Municipio
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
Beyond the primary code the record carries Ophthalmology, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. The entry was last refreshed in June 2023. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 4 of 29 records were updated in 2024 or later and 15 predate 2020.
For local context: Ponce holds 18 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 8 of them optometry and 10 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 00730. 14 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Fvc Ecb Optometric Services LLC in Ponce, 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 Puerto Rico boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
48 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Ponce metro itself there are 29, 17 of them elsewhere in Ponce. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fvc Ecb Optometric Services LLC | Ponce | Optometry | 0.2 mi | (787) 844-6000 |
| Ortiz Optometric Care | Ponce | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (787) 412-7822 |
| Ponce Eye Med Institute Lcc | Ponce | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (787) 848-5353 |
| Centro Oftalmologico Dr Vazguez Diaz | Ponce | Ophthalmology | 0.5 mi | (787) 842-4188 |
| Eyecare 20/20 | Ponce | Ophthalmology | 0.8 mi | (787) 842-2040 |
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 Advanced Retina LLC, 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 Advanced Retina LLC 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 18 optometry practices on the Ponce page if you only need a prescription.