Ut Neuro-Ophthalmology, Knoxville: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1396416921
- Legal business name
- University Health System Inc
- Registered trading name
- Ut Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology (207WX0109X)
- Practice location
- 1932 Alcoa Hwy Ste C450
Knoxville, TN 37920-1527 - Phone on the record
- (865) 670-6754
- NPI issued
- September 23, 2021
- Record last updated by the practice
- February 18, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- Knoxville, TN
- County
- Knox County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name University Health System Inc and registered Ut Neuro-Ophthalmology as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. The entry was last refreshed in February 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 16 of 95 records were updated in 2024 or later and 64 predate 2020.
For local context: Knoxville holds 59 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 48 of them optometry and 11 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 37920. 52 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is University Eye Specialists, PC in Knoxville, 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.
Nearest registered practices
96 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Knoxville metro itself there are 95, 58 of them elsewhere in Knoxville. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Eye Specialists, PC | Knoxville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (865) 244-2030 |
| Knoxville Pediatric Ophthalmology, PLLC | Knoxville | Ophthalmology | 1.3 mi | (865) 521-7998 |
| Rogersville Vision Clinic, PLLC | Knoxville | Optometry | 2.1 mi | (865) 573-2443 |
| Volunteer Vision Center | Knoxville | Optometry | 2.4 mi | (865) 577-2020 |
| Volunteer Eye Care, South | Knoxville | Optometry | 2.4 mi | (865) 577-2020 |
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 Ut Neuro-Ophthalmology. 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 75 optometry practices on the Knoxville page if you only need a prescription.