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Shields Imaging at Heywood Healthcare LLC

242 Green St Ste 1, Gardner, MA 01440

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As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 17 April 2026. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI
1447972286
Type
MRI centre
Taxonomy codes
261QM1200X (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic/center)
Practice location
242 Green St Ste 1, Gardner, MA 01440
Telephone
(866) 258-4674
NPI issued
19 September 2022 (3 years ago)
Record updated
17 April 2026 (0 years ago)
NPI status
NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
Metro area
Worcester, MA (metropolitan area, Worcester County)
State
Massachusetts (152 records statewide)
Same address
Wachusett Radiology, INC.
Map position
Census address match (rooftop level)
Snapshot
NPPES data dissemination file, 10 August 2026

What the Record Tells You

Shields Imaging at Heywood Healthcare LLC is an NPI registry record for an MRI centre at 242 Green St Ste 1 in Gardner, Massachusetts 01440. CMS issued NPI 1447972286 on 19 September 2022, 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. One other imaging record shares this street address: Wachusett Radiology, INC..

Gardner sits in the Worcester, MA metropolitan area (Worcester County), which has 17 imaging-centre records on the Massachusetts side in the August 2026 file, 8 of them with the MRI code, out of 152 across Massachusetts. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Wachusett Radiology, INC. (0.0 miles, Gardner), John Fitch Radiology (9.6 miles, Fitchburg) and Umass Memorial Health Alliance MRI Center LLC (12 miles, Leominster), with 2 more within 21 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 (866) 258-4674 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 242 Green St Ste 1, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

CentreCityDistanceTypePhone (registry)
Wachusett Radiology, INC.Gardner, MA0.0 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(997) 863-0623
John Fitch RadiologyFitchburg, MA9.6 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(978) 342-6990
Umass Memorial Health Alliance MRI Center LLCLeominster, MA12 miMRI centre(978) 466-2725
Centmass Imaging, INC.Leominster, MA13 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(978) 707-9729
Nashoba Radiology Group, LLCAyer, MA21 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(978) 784-9560
Where it sits
Locator map showing Shields Imaging at Heywood Healthcare LLC at 242 Green St Ste 1, Gardner, MA 01440 and the 5 nearest imaging centresWachusett Radiology, INC.John Fitch RadiologyUmass Memorial Health Alliance MRI Center LLCCentmass Imaging, INC.Nashoba Radiology Group, LLCShields Imaging at Heywood Healthcare LLC

Shields Imaging at Heywood Healthcare LLC in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Worcester 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 Shields Imaging at Heywood Healthcare LLC.

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Updated 2026-06-11