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Charles River Medical Associates, PC

571 Union Ave Ste 102, Framingham, MA 01702

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As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 21 August 2025. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI
1104073253
Type
Radiology clinic/centre
Taxonomy codes
261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center); also 261Q00000X
Practice location
571 Union Ave Ste 102, Framingham, MA 01702
Telephone
(508) 848-2164
NPI issued
20 August 2008 (17 years ago)
Record updated
21 August 2025 (0 years ago)
NPI status
NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (metropolitan area, Middlesex County)
State
Massachusetts (152 records statewide)
Map position
Census address match (rooftop level)
Snapshot
NPPES data dissemination file, 10 August 2026

What the Record Tells You

Charles River Medical Associates, PC is an NPI registry record for a radiology clinic/centre at 571 Union Ave Ste 102 in Framingham, Massachusetts 01702. CMS issued NPI 1104073253 on 20 August 2008, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 21 August 2025. That is recent, so the contact details are likely current.

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. It also holds one other taxonomy code (261Q00000X).

Framingham sits in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area (Middlesex County), which has 103 imaging-centre records on the Massachusetts side in the August 2026 file, 26 of them with the MRI code, out of 152 across Massachusetts. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Metrowest Imaging Center LLC (0.3 miles, Framingham), Shields MRI of Framingham, LLC (0.8 miles, Framingham) and Metrowest Radiology Associates, INC (0.8 miles, Framingham), with 2 more within 5.0 miles.

For a cash-pay benchmark, our Massachusetts range is $800 to $2,200 at freestanding imaging centres and $2,800 to $7,600 at hospitals for a typical single-region MRI. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (508) 848-2164 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 571 Union Ave Ste 102, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

CentreCityDistanceTypePhone (registry)
Metrowest Imaging Center LLCFramingham, MA0.3 miMRI + radiology(508) 872-7674
Shields MRI of Framingham, LLCFramingham, MA0.8 miMRI centre(508) 872-7277
Metrowest Radiology Associates, INCFramingham, MA0.8 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(508) 383-1335
Shields Radiology AssociatesNatick, MA2.5 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(844) 258-4355
Metrowest Ultrasound LLCNatick, MA5.0 miRadiology clinic(508) 333-7333
Where it sits
Locator map showing Charles River Medical Associates, PC at 571 Union Ave Ste 102, Framingham, MA 01702 and the 5 nearest imaging centresMetrowest Imaging Center LLCShields MRI of Framingham, LLCMetrowest Radiology Associates, INCShields Radiology AssociatesMetrowest Ultrasound LLCCharles River Medical Associates, PC

Charles River Medical Associates, PC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Middlesex County outline.

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Cash-Price Benchmark

Typical cash price for a single-region MRI in Massachusetts

Freestanding imaging centre

$800 to $2,200

Hospital outpatient

$2,800 to $7,600

Boston academic hospitals (MGH, BIDMC, BWH) at the very 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 Charles River Medical Associates, PC.

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