Originally Posted by
teach4
VSP requires 51% ownership of the optical. VSP is the best of the plans. You can consult often with the same reps at the VSP labs - for troubleshooting and problem solving. VSP offers the most choice with additional lens options & frame selection. Where you will make $$ is educating your staff on promoting these higher end frames and additional lens options, like premium AR coats, free form progressives. If your staff only promotes what the vision plan covers, your profit margins will be slim to none. I'm not sure if you can do only exams & contact lenses through Davis. Davis has a "tower" frame collection that they will ship to your office if you become a provider. Frame exchange & defective frame warranties only apply if patient chooses a frame from the tower. Again, with their own lab providing frame & lenses, dispensing fees are kept low. Lens options are more restrictive. There is a "contact lens" collection with a copay. Both VSP & Davis pay well for "medically necessary" contact lenses (keratoconus, anisometropia greater than 3D, ect).
I think you're doing the right thing with medical billing. Your optical is better off staying "private pay" - offer both "low end" & "high end" - so that there's something for everyone.
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