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Radiology clinicNPI registry, August 2026

San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC.

255 N Elm St, Suite 204, Escondido, CA 92025

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As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 11 April 2017. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI
1578816617
Type
Radiology clinic/centre
Taxonomy codes
261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
Practice location
255 N Elm St, Suite 204, Escondido, CA 92025
Telephone
(760) 294-0870
NPI issued
25 October 2012 (13 years ago)
Record updated
11 April 2017 (9 years ago)
NPI status
NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (metropolitan area, San Diego County)
State
California (1,312 records statewide)
Same address
Valley Radiology Consultants Medical Group, INC
Map position
Census address match (rooftop level)
Snapshot
NPPES data dissemination file, 10 August 2026

What the Record Tells You

San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC. is an NPI registry record for a radiology clinic/centre at 255 N Elm St, Suite 204 in Escondido, California 92025. CMS issued NPI 1578816617 on 25 October 2012, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 11 April 2017. That was 9 years ago, so treat the phone number and suite as unverified until you have spoken to someone there.

The record carries one imaging taxonomy code: 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: Valley Radiology Consultants Medical Group, INC.

Escondido sits in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area (San Diego County), which has 109 imaging-centre records on the California side in the August 2026 file, 25 of them with the MRI code, out of 1,312 across California. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Valley Radiology Consultants Medical Group, INC (0.0 miles, Escondido), S S B Diagnostic Imaging Group INC (0.1 miles, Escondido) and San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC. (0.2 miles, Escondido), with 2 more within 0.4 miles.

For a cash-pay benchmark, our California range is $600 to $1,800 at freestanding imaging centres and $2,200 to $7,500 at hospitals for a typical single-region MRI. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (760) 294-0870 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 255 N Elm St, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

CentreCityDistanceTypePhone (registry)
Valley Radiology Consultants Medical Group, INCEscondido, CA0.0 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(760) 739-5400
S S B Diagnostic Imaging Group INCEscondido, CA0.1 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(619) 279-8172
San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC.Escondido, CA0.2 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(760) 739-3000
Imaging Consultants, INC.Escondido, CA0.3 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(760) 520-8500
Escondido Imaging CenterEscondido, CA0.4 miMRI + radiology(760) 480-6519
Where it sits
Locator map showing San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC. at 255 N Elm St, Suite 204, Escondido, CA 92025 and the 5 nearest imaging centresValley Radiology Consultants Medical Group, INCS S B Diagnostic Imaging Group INCSan Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC.Imaging Consultants, INC.Escondido Imaging CenterSan Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC.

San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC. in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: San Diego County outline.

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

Cash-Price Benchmark

Typical cash price for a single-region MRI in California

Freestanding imaging centre

$600 to $1,800

Hospital outpatient

$2,200 to $7,500

Bay Area and LA imaging centres are competitive; UCSF and Cedars hospitals at the top end. Ranges are our sourced estimates for the state (methodology), not quotes from any listed centre.

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, August 2026 file (NPPES data dissemination file dated 10 August 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 [email protected]. This page describes a registry record, not a review or recommendation of San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group, INC..

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Updated 2026-06-11