Central Imaging High Field Open MRI
Registered legal name: Central Imaging Open MRI INC
6101 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL 33710
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- NPI
- 1881697407
- Type
- Radiology clinic/centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 6101 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL 33710
- Telephone
- (727) 381-4674
- NPI issued
- 27 May 2005 (21 years ago)
- Record updated
- 19 January 2023 (3 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-10
- Metro area
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (metropolitan area, Pinellas County)
- State
- Florida (2,079 records statewide)
- Map position
- Census address match (rooftop level)
- Snapshot
- NPPES data dissemination file, 12 October 2026
What the Record Tells You
Central Imaging High Field Open MRI, the trading name of Central Imaging Open MRI INC, is an NPI registry record for a radiology clinic/centre at 6101 Central Ave in St Petersburg, Florida 33710. CMS issued NPI 1881697407 on 27 May 2005, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 19 January 2023. That was 3 years ago; the details are probably still current, but confirm the address when you book.
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.
St Petersburg sits in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area (Pinellas County), which has 330 imaging-centre records on the Florida side in the October 2026 file, 47 of them with the MRI code, out of 2,079 across Florida. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Pasadena Radiology Associates PA (1.8 miles, St. Petersburg), DBA Pinellas Radiology Associates (1.8 miles, South Pasadena) and Sheridan Radiology Services of Central Florida, INC. (1.8 miles, South Pasadena), with 2 more within 1.8 miles.
For a cash-pay benchmark, our Florida freestanding-centre estimate is $500 to $1,500 for a typical single-region MRI. At Florida hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $243 to $4,532 for a brain MRI, median $1,360, from 39 of the 73 Florida hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 167 in the state, files dated to September 2026. Published hospital cash prices in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater run from $1,522.15 (Tampa General Hospital) to $1,522.15 (Tampa General Hospital) for a brain MRI without contrast, from the hospitals' federal transparency files. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (727) 381-4674 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.
What Medicare Paid This Centre (2024)
From CMS's public Medicare claims data for Central Imaging High Field Open MRI (NPI 1881697407). Each row is a scan the centre billed to Medicare for at least 11 patients in 2024.
| Scan | Medicare-approved amount | Centre's billed charge | National median approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 · 16 Medicare scans | $189 | $1,400 | $186 (633 centres) |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views CPT 71046 · 30 Medicare scans | $27 | $189 | $31 (743 centres) |
| Cervical spine MRI without contrast CPT 72141 · 19 Medicare scans | $178 | $1,400 | $165 (719 centres) |
| Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 · 36 Medicare scans | $183 | $1,400 | $180 (810 centres) |
| Shoulder or other arm joint MRI without contrast CPT 73221 · 15 Medicare scans | $195 | $1,400 | $190 (668 centres) |
| Knee or other leg joint MRI without contrast CPT 73721 · 13 Medicare scans | $189 | $1,400 | $187 (733 centres) |
The Medicare-approved amount is the full amount Medicare accepts for the scan: its own payment plus the patient's share (usually the 20% coinsurance). The billed charge is the centre's own list price on those claims, which Medicare does not pay. Both are averages over the year, and the national column is the median approved amount across every centre that billed Medicare for that scan outside a hospital.
Neither figure is a self-pay quote. If you are paying cash, ask the centre for its self-pay rate for your CPT code and whether the radiologist's report is included.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service, 2024 data, read 15 October 2026. CMS does not publish a centre and scan with fewer than 11 Medicare patients, so a scan missing here may still be offered.
Nearest Alternatives
The 5 closest imaging records to 6101 Central 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena Radiology Associates PA | St. Petersburg, FL | 1.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (727) 381-1000 |
| DBA Pinellas Radiology Associates | South Pasadena, FL | 1.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (773) 281-1198 |
| Sheridan Radiology Services of Central Florida, INC. | South Pasadena, FL | 1.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (727) 381-1000 |
| Sheridan Radiology Services of South Florida, INC. | South Pasadena, FL | 1.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (727) 381-1000 |
| Radiology Services of Jupiter Medical Specialists LLC | South Pasadena, FL | 1.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (727) 381-1000 |
Central Imaging High Field Open MRI in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Pinellas County outline.
Map data: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.
Cash-Price Benchmark
Parsed hospital cash prices for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (brain MRI, CPT 70551): Tampa General Hospital $1,522.15. Full table on the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro page.
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, October 2026 file (NPPES data dissemination file dated 12 October 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 Central Imaging High Field Open MRI.