Zion Eye Institute, St George: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1649276957
- Legal business name
- Jason A Ahee MD PC
- Registered trading name
- Zion Eye Institute
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Other registered specialties
- Optometrist
- Practice location
- 1791 E 280 N
St George, UT 84790-2400 - Phone on the record
- (435) 688-2020
- NPI issued
- June 22, 2005
- Record last updated by the practice
- July 25, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS August 2026
- Metro area
- St. George, UT
- County
- Washington County
- Locations under this name
- 2 registered nationally
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Jason A Ahee MD PC and registered Zion Eye Institute 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 Optometrist, which is the registry's own signal that the practice covers more than routine work. 2 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 July 2024, putting it among the 7 of 33 St. George records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: St George holds 20 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 14 of them optometry and 6 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 84790. No other practice in the city took its NPI earlier than this one, which makes it the longest-registered address here. The closest is Retina Consultants of Southern Utah in St George, 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 Utah boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Also registered at this address
1 other organization holds an NPI at the same street address. Shared suites and multi-specialty buildings are common, and it is worth knowing which entity you are actually booking with.
| Organization | Registered as | Record updated |
|---|---|---|
| Retina Consultants of Southern Utah | Ophthalmology | March 2023 |
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 St. George metro itself there are 33, 19 of them elsewhere in St George. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retina Consultants of Southern Utah | St George | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (702) 369-0200 |
| Randal N Ellsworth M.D. PC | Saint George | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (435) 656-2020 |
| Standard Optical Co | St George | Optometry | 0.5 mi | (435) 674-2020 |
| Desert View Eyecare | St. George | Optometry | 0.7 mi | (435) 465-2230 |
| Desert Eye Clinic | St George | Optometry | 0.7 mi | (435) 465-2230 |
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 Zion Eye Institute. 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 25 optometry practices on the St. George page if you only need a prescription.