Eye Doctor Minnetonka | For Patients

At Northwest Eye, our goal is to help our patients to Be Eye Wise – to know more about proper eye care, to better understand complete eye health and to practice proper family eye care. At Northwest Eye, not only will we help you overcome your eye conditions and ailments like cataracts, glaucoma, misaligned eyes or refractive errors, but we will also take a comprehensive approach to your overall eye health and educate you on how to protect, maintain, repair and prolong healthy eye sight.

In our effort to offer complete family eye care, Northwest Eye offers patients numerous resources in which to actively manage and monitor their own eye care. Through these patient resources, you can monitor and review your electronic medical records, request care notes, communicate with surgery coordinators and care providers, order contact lenses, arrange financing, download patient forms and even pay your Northwest Eye bill online.

Patient Resources Available

Eye Conditions Library

Surgery Coordinator

Insurance and Billing

Financial Assistance for Eye Surgery.

Be Eye Wise and confirm the type of vision coverage your insurance plan provides by calling the number on the back of your insurance card. It’s very important that you verify you vision benefits, if you have coverage through a Vision Service Plan for routine eye exams please know Northwest Eye does not participate with any Vision Service Plans. To learn more about routine eye exams and Vision Service Plan acceptance, please click here.

Questions About My Insurance and Bills

We make it easy for patients to pay their bills online. We accept Debit, HSA, Visa, American Express, Master Card and Discover.

We accept a wide range of health plans. We encourage you to check with your insurance provider to make sure we are in network and that your plan has coverage for the type of services we provide.

Northwest Eye does not participate with any vision plans. If you have this type of plan, you will be responsible for payment in full for your services.

The need for a referral or authorization differs by the insurance plan. Although we do try to assist with prior authorizations, it is ultimately the patient’s responsibility to make sure it is obtained prior to the services being provided.

Commonly Asked Questions

Yes, providing your current insurance card at each visit will assist in your bill being processed timely.

Once your insurance company has processed your medical claim, you will be billed for any deductibles, copays and other out-of-pocket expenses that your insurance company deems you are responsible for.

Payment is due within 30 days of your first statement date. If this is not possible, please contact our office for assistance.

Please contact our Business office at (763) 383-4130 for any questions regarding your bill(s) or statement(s).

Serving Our Community

With six locations throughout the Twin Cities metro area, Northwest Eye is among the largest eye care providers in the Midwest. Be Eye Wise and schedule a general eye exam or a specific service consultation today. We have optical at the following offices: Golden Valley, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, St. Anthony, and Wayzata, MN.