California Medical Imaging Associates, INC
462 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
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- NPI
- 1881966778
- Type
- MRI centre and radiology clinic
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center); 261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 462 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
- Telephone
- (209) 577-9900
- NPI issued
- 7 February 2012 (14 years ago)
- Record updated
- 26 February 2021 (5 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
- Metro area
- Visalia, CA (metropolitan area, Tulare County)
- State
- California (1,312 records statewide)
- Subpart of
- California Medical Imaging Associates, INC.
- Map position
- Census address match (rooftop level)
- Snapshot
- NPPES data dissemination file, 10 August 2026
What the Record Tells You
California Medical Imaging Associates, INC is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre and radiology clinic at 462 W Putnam Ave in Porterville, California 93257. CMS issued NPI 1881966778 on 7 February 2012, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 26 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. CMS records it as a subpart of California Medical Imaging Associates, INC., so pricing may follow the parent's policies.
Porterville sits in the Visalia, CA metropolitan area (Tulare County), which has 17 imaging-centre records on the California side in the August 2026 file, 1 of them with the MRI code, out of 1,312 across California. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Imaging Associates of Porterville (0.5 miles, Porterville), Partners Medical Imaging Group, INC (0.9 miles, Porterville) and Tri-County Medical Imaging Services, INC (1.3 miles, Porterville), with 2 more within 17 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 (209) 577-9900 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 462 W Putnam Ave, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.
| Centre | City | Distance | Type | Phone (registry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging Associates of Porterville | Porterville, CA | 0.5 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (559) 782-1065 |
| Partners Medical Imaging Group, INC | Porterville, CA | 0.9 mi | Radiology clinic | (559) 782-1973 |
| Tri-County Medical Imaging Services, INC | Porterville, CA | 1.3 mi | Radiology clinic | (559) 782-1973 |
| San Joaquin Imaging | Porterville, CA | 1.8 mi | Radiology clinic | (209) 781-7242 |
| Sequoia Radiology Group, INC. | Exeter, CA | 17 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (559) 280-2047 |
California Medical Imaging Associates, INC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Tulare County outline.
Map data: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.
Cash-Price Benchmark
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.
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 California Medical Imaging Associates, INC.