Slingsby & Huot Eye Associates Prof, Rapid City: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1962901561
- Legal business name
- Slingsby & Huot Eye Associates Prof
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist; Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist
- Practice location
- 240 Minnesota St
Rapid City, SD 57701-6200 - Phone on the record
- (605) 719-9499
- NPI issued
- February 8, 2018
- Record last updated by the practice
- April 20, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Rapid City, SD
- County
- Pennington County
- Locations under this name
- 2 registered nationally
- Former legal name
- J Geoffrey Slingsby MD PC
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
Beyond the primary code the record carries Optometrist and Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist, 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 April 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 4 of 40 records were updated in 2024 or later and 23 predate 2020.
For local context: Rapid City holds 37 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 29 of them optometry and 8 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 57701. 26 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Slingsby & Wright Eye Care LLC in Rapid City, 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 South Dakota boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Also registered at this address
3 other organizations hold an NPI at the same street address. Shared suites and multi-specialty buildings are common, and it is worth knowing which entity you are actually booking with.
| Organization | Registered as | Record updated |
|---|---|---|
| Slingsby & Wright Eye Care LLC | Ophthalmology | December 2010 |
| Wright Regional Refractive Center LLC | Ophthalmology | August 2020 |
| Colin E Brown PLLC | Ophthalmology | May 2022 |
Nearest registered practices
36 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Rapid City metro itself there are 40, 36 of them elsewhere in Rapid City. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slingsby & Wright Eye Care LLC | Rapid City | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (605) 719-9499 |
| Wright Regional Refractive Center LLC | Rapid City | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (605) 719-9499 |
| Colin E Brown PLLC | Rapid City | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (605) 718-5123 |
| Black Hills Regional Eye Institute, LLP | Rapid City | Ophthalmology | 1.0 mi | (605) 341-2000 |
| Eccarius Eye Clinic, PC | Rapid City | Ophthalmology | 1.6 mi | (605) 343-4120 |
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 Slingsby & Huot Eye Associates Prof, 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 Slingsby & Huot Eye Associates Prof 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 32 optometry practices on the Rapid City page if you only need a prescription.