Robert Mason, M.D., PLC, Nashville: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1073251054
- Legal business name
- Robert Mason, M.D., PLC
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (207WX0107X)
- Other registered specialties
- Ophthalmology
- Practice location
- 28 White Bridge Pike Ste 208
Nashville, TN 37205-1467 - Phone on the record
- (615) 327-2001
- NPI issued
- May 20, 2022
- Record last updated by the practice
- May 20, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- County
- Davidson County
- 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 May 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 50 of 280 records were updated in 2024 or later and 153 predate 2020.
For local context: Nashville holds 78 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 49 of them optometry and 29 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 37205. 71 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Heikki E Kostamaa MD PC in Nashville, 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
193 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro itself there are 280, 77 of them elsewhere in Nashville. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heikki E Kostamaa MD PC | Nashville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (615) 327-2001 |
| Southeast Eye Specialists PLLC | Nashville | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (615) 327-2001 |
| Vision 1ST | Nashville | Optometry | 0.1 mi | (615) 352-7241 |
| Nashville Vision Associates, PLC | Nashville | Ophthalmology | 0.3 mi | (615) 297-6591 |
| Politzer and Durocher PLC | Nashville | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (615) 386-3036 |
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 Robert Mason, M.D., PLC. 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 217 optometry practices on the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin page if you only need a prescription.