Premier Retina Specialists, Midland: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1962450668
- Legal business name
- Richard B Culbert MD PA
- Registered trading name
- Premier Retina Specialists
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist (207WX0107X)
- Other registered specialties
- Ophthalmology
- Practice location
- 10100 Loop 40
Midland, TX 79706-2205 - Phone on the record
- (432) 332-2682
- NPI issued
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated by the practice
- March 29, 2022
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- Metro area
- Midland, TX
- County
- Midland County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Richard B Culbert MD PA and registered Premier Retina Specialists as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. 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 March 2022. That is neither fresh nor ancient by the standards of this metro, where 6 of 15 records were updated in 2024 or later and 7 predate 2020.
For local context: Midland holds 15 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 11 of them optometry and 4 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 79706. No other practice in the city took its NPI earlier than this one, which makes it the longest-registered address here. The closest is Permian Eye Associates in Odessa, 5.5 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
32 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Midland metro itself there are 15, 14 of them elsewhere in Midland. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Eye Associates | Odessa | Optometry | 5.5 mi | (432) 242-5985 |
| Eyes of Texas, LLP | Odessa | Ophthalmology | 5.6 mi | (432) 367-7241 |
| Nalin H Tolia PA | Odessa | Ophthalmology | 6.5 mi | (432) 362-2020 |
| Alan D Smith MD PA | Odessa | Ophthalmology | 7.0 mi | (432) 367-7241 |
| Eot-Ads LP | Odessa | Ophthalmology | 7.0 mi | (432) 367-7241 |
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 Premier Retina Specialists, and ophthalmology practices do not publish fee schedules. Customers report paying $150 to $300 or more at this kind of practice without insurance, which is a reported band rather than a published price. The nearest published figure is $95, the median starting fee across the 1,280 US retail optical stores that print one (30 September 2026), and Medicare pays $149.64 for a comprehensive new-patient exam (CPT 92004). Ask Premier Retina Specialists for its self-pay price.
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 11 optometry practices on the Midland page if you only need a prescription.