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Radiology clinicNPI registry, August 2026

Thomas R. Blackburn, MD, PA

201 E Parker Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

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As recorded by the organisation in NPPES, last updated 12 May 2008. Not verified by us.

Registry Record

NPI
1548305097
Type
Radiology clinic/centre
Taxonomy codes
261QR0200X (Radiology clinic/center)
Practice location
201 E Parker Rd, Morganton, NC 28655
Telephone
(828) 433-1206
NPI issued
21 February 2007 (19 years ago)
Record updated
12 May 2008 (18 years ago)
NPI status
NPI active as reported by CMS 2026-08
Metro area
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (metropolitan area, Burke County)
State
North Carolina (205 records statewide)
Map position
Census address match (rooftop level)
Snapshot
NPPES data dissemination file, 10 August 2026

What the Record Tells You

Thomas R. Blackburn, MD, PA is an NPI registry record for a radiology clinic/centre at 201 E Parker Rd in Morganton, North Carolina 28655. CMS issued NPI 1548305097 on 21 February 2007, and the organisation last updated its own entry on 12 May 2008. That was 18 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: 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.

Morganton sits in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area (Burke County), which has 7 imaging-centre records on the North Carolina side in the August 2026 file, 0 of them with the MRI code, out of 205 across North Carolina. The nearest alternatives in the registry are Mission Imaging Services, LLC (0.3 miles, Morganton), Mh Mission Imaging, Lllp (0.3 miles, Morganton) and Sonocare, LLC (3.1 miles, Morganton), with 2 more within 3.1 miles.

For a cash-pay benchmark, our North Carolina range is $480 to $1,300 at freestanding imaging centres and $1,700 to $4,900 at hospitals for a typical single-region MRI. This centre's own prices are not in the registry: call (828) 433-1206 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 201 E Parker Rd, straight-line distance. Rows without a link are name-classified radiology organisations or records outside a metro page.

CentreCityDistanceTypePhone (registry)
Mission Imaging Services, LLCMorganton, NC0.3 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(828) 438-2708
Mh Mission Imaging, LllpMorganton, NC0.3 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(828) 438-2708
Sonocare, LLCMorganton, NC3.1 miRadiology clinic(828) 430-3511
Sonography Services INCMorganton, NC3.1 miRadiology clinic(828) 430-3511
Imaging Partners PLLCMorganton, NC3.1 miRadiology org. (name-classified)(828) 430-3511
Where it sits
Locator map showing Thomas R. Blackburn, MD, PA at 201 E Parker Rd, Morganton, NC 28655 and the 5 nearest imaging centresMission Imaging Services, LLCSonocare, LLCThomas R. Blackburn, MD, PA

Thomas R. Blackburn, MD, PA in amber, with the 5 nearest registry records in teal. Boundary drawn: Burke County outline.

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Cash-Price Benchmark

Typical cash price for a single-region MRI in North Carolina

Freestanding imaging centre

$480 to $1,300

Hospital outpatient

$1,700 to $4,900

Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro all competitive; Duke and UNC are large systems. 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 Thomas R. Blackburn, MD, PA.

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