Smart Choice MRI, LLC
1850 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
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- NPI
- 1922461664
- Type
- MRI centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 1850 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
- Telephone
- (844) 633-3674
- NPI issued
- 31 March 2016 (10 years ago)
- Record updated
- 9 September 2016 (9 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (metropolitan area, Cook County)
- State
- Illinois (459 records statewide)
- 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 1850 N Clybourn Ave in Chicago, Illinois 60614. CMS issued NPI 1922461664 on 31 March 2016, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 9 September 2016. 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.
Chicago sits in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area (Cook 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 Preferred Open MRI, LTD. (0.0 miles, Chicago), Illinois Bone and Joint Open MRI (0.7 miles, Chicago) and Bucktown Open MRI, LLC (0.7 miles, Chicago), with 2 more within 1.5 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 1850 N Clybourn 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred Open MRI, LTD. | Chicago, IL | 0.0 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (312) 471-1681 |
| Illinois Bone and Joint Open MRI | Chicago, IL | 0.7 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (773) 772-4203 |
| Bucktown Open MRI, LLC | Chicago, IL | 0.7 mi | MRI + radiology | (773) 772-9988 |
| Open Advanced MRI of Lincoln Park, LLC | Chicago, IL | 0.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (773) 929-9500 |
| Wellington Radiology Group, S.C. | Chicago, IL | 1.5 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (773) 296-7820 |
Smart Choice MRI, LLC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Cook 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.