Retina & Macular Disease Specialists, Arlington: NPI Registry Record and Eye Exam Cost Context
What the registry record says
- NPI number
- 1457933277
- Legal business name
- Dc Retina Docs PLLC
- Registered trading name
- Retina & Macular Disease Specialists
- Primary registered specialty
- Ophthalmology (207W00000X)
- Practice location
- 3801 Fairfax Dr Ste 63
Arlington, VA 22203-1762 - Phone on the record
- (703) 841-2310
- NPI issued
- April 21, 2021
- Record last updated by the practice
- April 18, 2024
- Registry status
- NPI registry record, active as reported by CMS October 2026
- County
- Arlington County
- Location precision
- Street address matched by the US Census geocoder
Reading this record
The practice bills under the legal name Dc Retina Docs PLLC and registered Retina & Macular Disease Specialists as its trading name, so an insurance statement may show a name that does not match the sign on the door. The entry was refreshed in April 2024, putting it among the 139 of 457 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria records updated in 2024 or later, so the contact details are more likely to be current than most of this metro.
For local context: Arlington holds 31 registered eye care practices in this snapshot, 21 of them optometry and 10 ophthalmology, in ZIP codes including 22203. 22 of them took an NPI before this practice did. The closest is Capital Vision PLLC in Arlington, 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 Virginia boards hold the licensing record, and the practice itself is the only source for what it charges today.
Nearest registered practices
780 other registered eye care practices sit within 25 miles of this address, a radius that does not stop at the metro boundary. Inside the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro itself there are 457, 30 of them elsewhere in Arlington. The closest 5 are below, measured straight line between registered addresses.
| Practice | City | Registered as | Distance | Phone on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Vision PLLC | Arlington | Ophthalmology | 0.0 mi | (703) 528-3910 |
| Virginia Vision Associates | Arlington | Optometry | 0.0 mi | (703) 522-3454 |
| Jhu - 4102 Wilson Blvd - Vision | Arlington | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (703) 462-1777 |
| My Eye Dr. | Arlington | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (703) 525-7474 |
| Myeyedr. | Arlington | Optometry | 0.3 mi | (703) 535-7474 |
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 Retina & Macular Disease 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 Retina & Macular Disease 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 326 optometry practices on the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria page if you only need a prescription.