UK + US, 2026 prices
MRIScanCost
Radiology clinicNPI registry, September 2026

Medstar Radiology Network at Barlow

Registered legal name: Physician Imaging of Washington Hospital Center LLC

5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1100, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

DirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps
Practice-location phone (registry)
As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 16 December 2025. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI
1831385871
Other NPIs
1902632078 (same organisation, same address; folded into this listing)
Type
Radiology clinic/centre
Taxonomy codes
2085R0202X (Diagnostic radiology (physician specialty code carried by an organisation)); 261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
Practice location
5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1100, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Telephone
(301) 430-2750
NPI issued
24 September 2007 (18 years ago)
Record updated
16 December 2025 (0 years ago)
NPI status
NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-09
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (metropolitan area, Montgomery County)
State
Maryland (348 records statewide)
Same address
Imaging Technology Associates LLC
Map position
Census address match (rooftop level)
Snapshot
NPPES data dissemination file, 14 September 2026

What the Record Tells You

Medstar Radiology Network at Barlow, the trading name of Physician Imaging of Washington Hospital Center LLC, is an NPI registry record for a radiology clinic/centre at 5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1100 in Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815. CMS issued NPI 1831385871 on 24 September 2007, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 16 December 2025. That is recent, so the contact details are likely current.

The record carries 2 imaging taxonomy codes: Diagnostic radiology (physician specialty code carried by an organisation) (2085R0202X) and Radiology clinic/center (261QR0200X). It registered as a radiology clinic without the MRI-specific code, so ask which modalities it operates before assuming an MRI is available. One other imaging record shares this street address: Imaging Technology Associates LLC. CMS also holds a second NPI for the same organisation at this address (1902632078), folded into this listing.

Chevy Chase sits in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area (Montgomery County), which has 144 imaging-centre records on the Maryland side in the September 2026 file, 14 of them with the MRI code, out of 348 across Maryland. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Imaging Technology Associates LLC (0.0 miles, Chevy Chase), Washington Open MRI INC (0.1 miles, Chevy Chase) and Medstar Radiology Network at Chevy Chase (0.1 miles, Chevy Chase), with 2 more within 1.6 miles.

For a cash-pay benchmark, our Maryland freestanding-centre estimate is $700 to $1,900 for a typical single-region MRI. At Maryland hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $247 to $1,832 for a brain MRI, median $513, from 16 of the 23 Maryland hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 43 in the state, files dated to June 2026. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (301) 430-2750 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 5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1100, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

CentreCityDistanceTypePhone (registry)
Imaging Technology Associates LLCChevy Chase, MD0.0 miRadiology clinic(301) 652-8001
Washington Open MRI INCChevy Chase, MD0.1 miMRI centre(301) 656-6399
Medstar Radiology Network at Chevy ChaseChevy Chase, MD0.1 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(615) 261-2306
Bay Area Radiology, PCChevy Chase, MD1.2 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(559) 455-4009
Radiology Associates of Maryland, LLCBethesda, MD1.6 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(301) 217-0500
Where it sits
Locator map showing Medstar Radiology Network at Barlow at 5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1100, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 and the 5 nearest imaging centresImaging Technology Associates LLCWashington Open MRI INCBay Area Radiology, PCRadiology Associates of Maryland, LLCMedstar Radiology Network at Barlow

Medstar Radiology Network at Barlow in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Montgomery 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 Maryland: 16 hospitals measured

Freestanding imaging centre, estimated

$700 to $1,900
Our own estimate. No imaging operator publishes a per-state cash price.

Hospital outpatient, measured

$247 to $1,832
Median $513 cash against a median gross charge of $556, from 16 of the 23 Maryland hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 43 in the state, files dated to June 2026.

Maryland uses all-payer hospital rate setting; cash-pay still high at academic centres. 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 1 hospital publishes a “cash price” that is its chargemaster restated rather than a discount, reaching $2,126; those are kept out of the band above and counted here instead. Hospitals whose file we could not read are named, not filled in (methodology).

What to ask when you call

  1. 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.
  2. Scanner field strength (1.5T or 3T) and whether it is closed, wide-bore or open.
  3. ACR or IAC accreditation, and who reads the images. The registry cannot tell you either.
  4. Whether they accept an order from a telehealth referral if you have no local doctor.

Full list: cheap MRI, good MRI checklist.

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 Medstar Radiology Network at Barlow.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask us. A real person reads every question and we answer the ones we can, with sources. If your question would help other readers, we may publish an anonymised version, with your permission. General reference, not medical advice.

Ask a questionquestions@mriscancost.com

Updated 2026-06-11