Welcome to our office!

Welcome to our office. Thank you for choosing Tacoma Eye. Here are a few things to know prior to your appointment.

1. It is very important to remember to bring your ID, a method of payment & insurance cards (example: your medicare MBI card ) to your appointment. Our office checks to see if the insurance you gave us is active but YOU are responsible to know what your insurance will and will not cover. We know insurance is tricky. It’s a good idea to check with your insurance and be sure they do not require a “Prior Authorization” or if you have a “Deductable”. Otherwise your insurance may refuse to pay and you will be financially liable. We are contracted with VSP and EYEMED for eyeglass and contact lens exams. We are not contracted with Medicaid. If you have a different insurance we do not contract with (Example: United Healthcare, Versant health or Superior vision), we can still see you, but you will pay for your exam and submit it to your insurance plan for reimbursement
2. You can speed up the check in process and to familiarize yourself with our office policies by completing forms online. These should be sent to you via email and/or text. If you did not receive them 24h before your appointment please let us know by calling 253-220-2563.
3. Minor patients need an adult to accompany them to their exam.
4. We’ve employed digital retinal imaging (DRI) as a method to safely perform complete eye exams to our patients. This is a valuable tool to screen for retinal disease. Our doctors feel this should be part a complete annual eye exam but does not substitute for dilation. The DRI screening costs you $39.
5. We reserve the right to charge a no-show fee. You can read more here: Patient Forms for Tacoma Eye at Westgate in Tacoma WA

Thank you again. We look forward to helping you with your eyecare and eyewear needs!