Tennessee Eye Care Specialists, PLLC, Athens: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1326503699
- Legal business name
- Tennessee Eye Care Specialists, PLLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (207WX0107X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist; Ophthalmology
- Practice location
- 902 W Madison Ave
Athens, TN 37303-3432 - Phone on the record
- (800) 500-4667
- NPI issued
- January 31, 2019
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 24, 2023
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Athens, TN
- County
- McMinn County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
Beyond the primary code the record carries Optometrist and Ophthalmology, 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 2 of 5 records were updated in 2024 or later and 2 predate 2020.
For local context: Athens holds 5 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 4 of them optometry and 1 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 37303. 3 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Keylon Eyecare, PC in Athens, 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 Tennessee boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Also registered at this address
1 other organization holds 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keylon Eyecare, PC | Optometry | December 2008 |
Nearest registered practices
25 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Athens metro itself there are 5, 4 of them elsewhere in Athens. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keylon Eyecare, PC | Athens | Optometry | 0.0 mi | (423) 745-8882 |
| Toomey & Baggett Eyecare Clinic, PLLC | Athens | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (423) 746-9988 |
| Sullins Eye Care | Athens | Optometry | 0.7 mi | (423) 745-4910 |
| Liberty Eye Care | Athens | Optometry | 1.6 mi | (423) 745-5100 |
| Apex Eye Care LLC | Sweetwater | Optometry | 12.6 mi | (423) 920-2262 |
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 Tennessee Eye Care Specialists, PLLC. 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 4 optometry practices on the Athens page if you only need a prescription.