Southeast Eye Specialists PLLC, Chattanooga: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1518961176
- Legal business name
- Southeast Eye Specialists PLLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist; Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Specialist; Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist; Ophthalmology, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist; Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases Specialist; Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Non eye care codes on the record
- 1 additional taxonomy code outside optometry and ophthalmology
- Practice location
- 7268 Jarnigan Rd, Suite 200
Chattanooga, TN 37421-3097 - Phone on the record
- (423) 508-7337
- NPI issued
- June 10, 2005
- Record last updated by the practice
- January 30, 2026
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Chattanooga, TN-GA
- County
- Hamilton County
- Locations under this name
- 3 registered nationally
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
Beyond the primary code the record carries Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Specialist and Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. 3 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 refreshed in January 2026, putting it among the 11 of 64 Chattanooga records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Chattanooga holds 37 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 23 of them optometry and 14 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 37421. No other practice in the city took its NPI earlier than this one, which makes it the longest-registered address here. The closest is Chattanooga Retina PLLC in Chattanooga, 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 Tennessee boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
87 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Chattanooga metro itself there are 64, 36 of them elsewhere in Chattanooga. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Retina PLLC | Chattanooga | Ophthalmology | 0.2 mi | (423) 664-3366 |
| Hamilton Village Eye Care | Chattanooga | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (423) 899-9125 |
| Professional Eye Care | Chattanooga | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (423) 269-1062 |
| Bordash Family Eye Center LLC | Chattanooga | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (423) 899-8626 |
| Valley View Eye Care, P.C. | Chattanooga | Optometry | 0.4 mi | (423) 892-2661 |
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 Southeast Eye 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 45 optometry practices on the Chattanooga page if you only need a prescription.