Shields Healthcare of Cambridge, INC.
385 Western Ave, Brighton, MA 02135
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- NPI
- 1134178312
- Type
- MRI centre
- Taxonomy codes
- 261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center)
- Practice location
- 385 Western Ave, Brighton, MA 02135
- Telephone
- (617) 621-2955
- NPI issued
- 8 May 2006 (20 years ago)
- Record updated
- 17 April 2026 (0 years ago)
- NPI status
- NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (metropolitan area, Suffolk 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
Shields Healthcare of Cambridge, INC. is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre at 385 Western Ave in Brighton, Massachusetts 02135. CMS issued NPI 1134178312 on 8 May 2006, 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.
Brighton sits in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area (Suffolk 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 New England Diagnostics INC. (0.9 miles, Brighton), Coolidge Corner Imaging, LLC (1.4 miles, Brookline) and Longwood MRI Specialists INC (1.7 miles, Brookline), with 2 more within 1.8 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 (617) 621-2955 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 385 Western 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Diagnostics INC. | Brighton, MA | 0.9 mi | Radiology clinic | (617) 783-2767 |
| Coolidge Corner Imaging, LLC | Brookline, MA | 1.4 mi | MRI + radiology | (617) 383-6585 |
| Longwood MRI Specialists INC | Brookline, MA | 1.7 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (617) 277-1614 |
| Biocardia Diagnostics INC | Brookline, MA | 1.8 mi | Radiology clinic | (617) 232-0317 |
| Oliphant Imaging and Consulting | Cambridge, MA | 1.8 mi | Radiology org. (name-classified) | (206) 963-8154 |
Shields Healthcare of Cambridge, INC. in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Suffolk 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 Shields Healthcare of Cambridge, INC..