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Northwestern Ri Imaging Center, LLC

1526 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI 02919

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As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 31 March 2008. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI
1881647238
Type
MRI centre and radiology clinic
Taxonomy codes
2085R0202X (Diagnostic radiology (physician specialty code carried by an organisation)); 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center); 261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
Practice location
1526 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI 02919
Telephone
(401) 331-0900
NPI issued
18 May 2006 (20 years ago)
Record updated
31 March 2008 (18 years ago)
NPI status
NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-09
Metro area
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (metropolitan area, Providence County)
State
Rhode Island (38 records statewide)
Map position
Census address match (rooftop level)
Snapshot
NPPES data dissemination file, 14 September 2026

What the Record Tells You

Northwestern Ri Imaging Center, LLC is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre and radiology clinic at 1526 Atwood Ave in Johnston, Rhode Island 02919. CMS issued NPI 1881647238 on 18 May 2006, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 31 March 2008. That was 18 years ago, so treat the phone number and suite as unverified until you have spoken to someone there.

The record carries 3 imaging taxonomy codes: Diagnostic radiology (physician specialty code carried by an organisation) (2085R0202X) and 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.

Johnston sits in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area (Providence County), which has 38 imaging-centre records on the Rhode Island side in the September 2026 file, 1 of them with the MRI code, out of 38 across Rhode Island. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Saint Joseph's Radiology Associates, INC. (2.9 miles, North Providence), Imaging Network of Rhode Island, INC. (3.4 miles, Providence) and CAT Scanning of North Providence (3.6 miles, North Providence), with 2 more within 4.7 miles.

For a cash-pay benchmark, our Rhode Island freestanding-centre estimate is $700 to $1,800 for a typical single-region MRI. At Rhode Island hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $266 to $2,250 for a brain MRI, median $1,184, from 4 of the 7 Rhode Island hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 10 in the state, files dated to September 2026. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (401) 331-0900 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 1526 Atwood Ave, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

CentreCityDistanceTypePhone (registry)
Saint Joseph's Radiology Associates, INC.North Providence, RI2.9 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(401) 837-2388
Imaging Network of Rhode Island, INC.Providence, RI3.4 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(401) 456-2204
CAT Scanning of North ProvidenceNorth Providence, RI3.6 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(401) 354-6093
CAT Scanning of North ProvidenceNorth Providence, RI3.6 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(401) 354-6093
Radiology Associates INCProvidence, RI4.7 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(401) 272-8510
Where it sits
Locator map showing Northwestern Ri Imaging Center, LLC at 1526 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI 02919 and the 5 nearest imaging centresSaint Joseph's Radiology Associates, INC.Imaging Network of Rhode Island, INC.CAT Scanning of North ProvidenceRadiology Associates INCNorthwestern Ri Imaging Center, LLC

Northwestern Ri Imaging Center, LLC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Providence 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 Rhode Island: 4 hospitals measured

Freestanding imaging centre, estimated

$700 to $1,800
Our own estimate. No imaging operator publishes a per-state cash price.

Hospital outpatient, measured

$266 to $2,250
Median $1,184 cash against a median gross charge of $3,383, from 4 of the 7 Rhode Island hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 10 in the state, files dated to September 2026.

Lifespan and Care New England dominate; pricing closer to Boston than Hartford. 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 3 hospitals publish a “cash price” that is its chargemaster restated rather than a discount, reaching $2,134; 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 Northwestern Ri Imaging Center, LLC.

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Updated 2026-06-11