Chevy C. Lee, M.D., P.A., McAllen: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1386870608
- Legal business name
- Chevy C. Lee, M.D., P.A.
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Non eye care codes on the record
- 1 additional taxonomy code outside optometry and ophthalmology
- Practice location
- 1913 S 1ST St Ste 100
McAllen, TX 78503-1385 - Phone on the record
- (956) 686-2464
- NPI issued
- June 1, 2009
- Record last updated by the practice
- May 8, 2026
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- County
- Hidalgo County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The entry was refreshed in May 2026, putting it among the 7 of 56 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: McAllen holds 28 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 18 of them optometry and 10 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 78503. 16 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Errol O Grannum in McAllen, 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 Texas boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
55 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro itself there are 56, 27 of them elsewhere in McAllen. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol O Grannum | McAllen | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (956) 687-3937 |
| Roberto A. Arguello, M.D., F.A.C.S., P.A. | McAllen | Corneal and contact lens management | 0.0 mi | (956) 687-8475 |
| Scott L Helgeson OD PLLC | McAllen | Optometry | 0.7 mi | (956) 682-4459 |
| 20/20 Vision Care Inc | McAllen | Optometry | 0.8 mi | (956) 630-2020 |
| Valley Retina Institute P.A. | McAllen | Ophthalmology | 0.8 mi | (956) 631-8875 |
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 Chevy C. Lee, M.D., P.A.. 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 38 optometry practices on the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission page if you only need a prescription.