MRI + radiologyNPI registry, September 2026

Riverside Elite Imaging , INC

21828 Cactus Ave, Riverside, CA 92518

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Practice-location phone (registry)

(951) 900-3000

As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 17 February 2021. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI: 1790378016
Type: MRI centre and radiology clinic
Taxonomy codes: 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center); 261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
Practice location: 21828 Cactus Ave, Riverside, CA 92518
Telephone: (951) 900-3000
NPI issued: 17 February 2021 (5 years ago)
Record updated: 17 February 2021 (5 years ago)
NPI status: NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-09
Metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (metropolitan area, Riverside County)
State: California (1,513 records statewide)
Map position: ZIP-code centroid for 92518 (address not matched by the Census geocoder); distances approximate
Snapshot: NPPES data dissemination file, 14 September 2026

What the Record Tells You

Riverside Elite Imaging , INC is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre and radiology clinic at 21828 Cactus Ave in Riverside, California 92518. CMS issued NPI 1790378016 on 17 February 2021, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 17 February 2021. That was 5 years ago, so treat the phone number and suite as unverified until you have spoken to someone there.

The record carries 2 imaging taxonomy codes: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center (261QM1200X) and Radiology clinic/center (261QR0200X). The MRI-specific code means the organisation registered itself as a magnetic resonance imaging centre, the strongest signal the registry gives that a scanner is on site.

Riverside sits in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area (Riverside County), which has 177 imaging-centre records on the California side in the September 2026 file, 21 of them with the MRI code, out of 1,513 across California. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Rivercrest MRI, INC. (3.0 miles, Riverside), Open MRI at Eagle Eye Riverside, LLC (3.0 miles, Riverside) and Southern California Radiology (3.0 miles, Riverside), with 2 more within 6.7 miles.

For a cash-pay benchmark, our California freestanding-centre estimate is $600 to $1,800 for a typical single-region MRI. At California hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $153 to $8,216 for a brain MRI, median $2,307, from 122 of the 169 California hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 276 in the state, files dated to September 2026. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (951) 900-3000 with the CPT code for your scan and ask for the self-pay rate, whether the radiologist's report is included, and the scanner's field strength.

Nearest Alternatives

The 5 closest imaging records to 21828 Cactus Ave, straight-line distance, measured from the ZIP centroid. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

Centre	City	Distance	Type	Phone (registry)
Rivercrest MRI, INC.	Riverside, CA	3.0 mi	MRI centre	(951) 413-0979
Open MRI at Eagle Eye Riverside, LLC	Riverside, CA	3.0 mi	MRI centre	(951) 413-0979
Southern California Radiology	Riverside, CA	3.0 mi	Radiology clinic	(888) 480-9996
Renaissance Radiology Medical Group, INC.	Moreno Valley, CA	4.7 mi	Radiology org. (name-classified)	(909) 620-8180
Renaissance Radiology Medical Group, INC	Perris, CA	6.7 mi	Radiology org. (name-classified)	(909) 570-3108

Where it sits

Riverside Elite Imaging , INC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Riverside County outline.

Map data: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Cash-Price Benchmark

Cash price for a brain MRI in California: 122 hospitals measured

Freestanding imaging centre, estimated

$600 to $1,800

Our own estimate. No imaging operator publishes a per-state cash price.

Hospital outpatient, measured

$153 to $8,216

Median $2,307 cash against a median gross charge of $5,150, from 122 of the 169 California hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 276 in the state, files dated to September 2026.

Bay Area and LA imaging centres are competitive; UCSF and Cedars hospitals at the top end. The hospital figures are CPT 70551, brain MRI without contrast, taken from each hospital's own federal transparency file and attributed to the date that file carries. A further 24 hospitals publish a “cash price” that is its chargemaster restated rather than a discount, reaching $20,680; those are kept out of the band above and counted here instead. 12 more hospitals list this code at prices more than three times apart in the same file, from $19 to $1,825, so which row is the scan cannot be told from the file; they are excluded from the band and counted here. Hospitals whose file we could not read are named, not filled in (methodology).

What to ask when you call

The self-pay price for your exact CPT code (70551 brain, 72148 lumbar spine, 73221 or 73721 joint, without contrast), and whether the radiologist's report is included.
Scanner field strength (1.5T or 3T) and whether it is closed, wide-bore or open.
ACR or IAC accreditation, and who reads the images. The registry cannot tell you either.
Whether they accept an order from a telehealth referral if you have no local doctor.

Full list: cheap MRI, good MRI checklist.

Browse and compare

All 177 centres in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario California imaging centres Questions to ask before booking Cash-pay MRI guide Imaging centre directory

Source: NPI registry records, status as reported by CMS, September 2026 file (NPPES data dissemination file dated 14 September 2026, download.cms.gov; US federal public data, no charge). NPPES is an identifier registry, not a licence register: an NPI does not validate licensure, accreditation or that a scanner is on site. Names, addresses and phones are as self-reported to CMS and many records have not been updated for years; confirm before you travel. Coordinates: US Census Bureau geocoder, ZIP-code centroid where the address did not match (flagged). Metro areas: 2023 Census core-based statistical areas by county. Price ranges: our methodology; hospital cash prices: each hospital's federal transparency file (45 CFR 180), where parsed. No centre pays to be listed and none is endorsed. Listed here in error, or want a correction? Email questions@mriscancost.com. This page describes a registry record, not a review or recommendation of Riverside Elite Imaging , INC.