Shields Imaging - Dedham
Registered legal name: Massachusetts Bay Regional MRI Limited Partnership
40 Allied Dr, Ste 112, Dedham, MA 02026
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- NPI
- 1871939595
- Type
- MRI centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 40 Allied Dr, Ste 112, Dedham, MA 02026
- Telephone
- (781) 329-3201
- NPI issued
- 21 May 2013 (13 years ago)
- Record updated
- 17 April 2026 (0 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-10
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (metropolitan area, Norfolk County)
- State
- Massachusetts (183 records statewide)
- Map position
- Census address match (rooftop level)
- Snapshot
- NPPES data dissemination file, 12 October 2026
What the Record Tells You
Shields Imaging - Dedham, the trading name of Massachusetts Bay Regional MRI Limited Partnership, is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre at 40 Allied Dr, Ste 112 in Dedham, Massachusetts 02026. CMS issued NPI 1871939595 on 21 May 2013, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 17 April 2026. That is recent, so the contact details are likely current.
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.
Dedham sits in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area (Norfolk County), which has 127 imaging-centre records on the Massachusetts side in the October 2026 file, 26 of them with the MRI code, out of 183 across Massachusetts. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Fertility Solutions, P.C. (0.7 miles, Dedham), Cypress Med LLC (1.9 miles, Westwood) and Dedham MRI INC (2.0 miles, Dedham), with 2 more within 2.0 miles.
For a cash-pay benchmark, our Massachusetts freestanding-centre estimate is $800 to $2,200 for a typical single-region MRI. At Massachusetts hospitals the cash price is measured rather than estimated: $449 to $3,858 for a brain MRI, median $1,582, from 14 of the 27 Massachusetts hospitals whose own price files we have read, out of 55 in the state, files dated to June 2026. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (781) 329-3201 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 Shields Imaging - Dedham (NPI 1871939595). 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 · 31 Medicare scans | $218 | $2,208 | $186 (633 centres) |
| Brain MRI without and with contrast CPT 70553 · 18 Medicare scans | $364 | $3,591 | $291 (588 centres) |
| Cervical spine MRI without contrast CPT 72141 · 43 Medicare scans | $207 | $2,236 | $165 (719 centres) |
| Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 · 121 Medicare scans | $219 | $2,214 | $180 (810 centres) |
| Shoulder or other arm joint MRI without contrast CPT 73221 · 91 Medicare scans | $234 | $2,202 | $190 (668 centres) |
| Knee or other leg joint MRI without contrast CPT 73721 · 148 Medicare scans | $232 | $2,200 | $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 40 Allied Dr, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.
| Centre | City | Distance | Type | Phone (registry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertility Solutions, P.C. | Dedham, MA | 0.7 mi | Radiology clinic | (877) 813-0159 |
| Cypress Med LLC | Westwood, MA | 1.9 mi | Radiology clinic | (781) 995-0821 |
| Dedham MRI INC | Dedham, MA | 2.0 mi | Radiology clinic | (781) 329-0600 |
| Rayus Radiology | Dedham, MA | 2.0 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (781) 329-0600 |
| Center for Diagnostic Imaging | Dedham, MA | 2.0 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (781) 329-0600 |
Shields Imaging - Dedham in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Norfolk 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, 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 Shields Imaging - Dedham.