Smart Choice MRI, LLC
850 N Milwaukee Ave Ste 103, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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- NPI
- 1164969838
- Type
- MRI centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 850 N Milwaukee Ave Ste 103, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
- Telephone
- (844) 633-3674
- NPI issued
- 19 January 2017 (9 years ago)
- Record updated
- 19 January 2017 (9 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (metropolitan area, Lake County)
- State
- Illinois (459 records statewide)
- Subpart of
- Smart Choice MRI, LLC
- Map position
- Census address match (rooftop level)
- Snapshot
- NPPES data dissemination file, 10 August 2026
What the Record Tells You
Smart Choice MRI, LLC is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre at 850 N Milwaukee Ave Ste 103 in Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061. CMS issued NPI 1164969838 on 19 January 2017, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 19 January 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: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center (261QM1200X). 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 Smart Choice MRI, LLC, so pricing may follow the parent's policies.
Vernon Hills sits in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area (Lake County), which has 367 imaging-centre records on the Illinois side in the August 2026 file, 83 of them with the MRI code, out of 459 across Illinois. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Vernon Hills Shared Services LLC (0.5 miles, Vernon Hills), NE Illinois MRI (0.5 miles, Vernon Hills) and Global Medical Imaging, Sc (0.7 miles, Libertyville), with 2 more within 1.7 miles.
For a cash-pay benchmark, our Illinois range is $550 to $1,600 at freestanding imaging centres and $2,000 to $6,200 at hospitals for a typical single-region MRI. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (844) 633-3674 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 850 N Milwaukee Ave Ste 103, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.
| Centre | City | Distance | Type | Phone (registry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Hills Shared Services LLC | Vernon Hills, IL | 0.5 mi | MRI + radiology | (847) 984-6555 |
| NE Illinois MRI | Vernon Hills, IL | 0.5 mi | MRI centre | (847) 634-4674 |
| Global Medical Imaging, Sc | Libertyville, IL | 0.7 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (847) 918-1462 |
| Gurnee Radiology Center, LLC | Libertyville, IL | 0.7 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (847) 968-5300 |
| Open MRI at Corporate Woods LLC | Vernon Hills, IL | 1.7 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (847) 883-0308 |
Smart Choice MRI, LLC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Lake 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 Smart Choice MRI, LLC.