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Charlotte Radiology

Physician-ownedPartnership trackIR available
Radiologists
100+
Work setting
onsite
Partnership track
Yes — length unknown
Geography
Charlotte, NC metro

Employment

Private practice model — wRVU + partner distribution + TC JV distributions. Partners receive distributions from both professional fee collections and TC JV (Lumexa imaging centers). CEO/Group President: Joshua Edwards.

Hospital Partners

Atrium Health (multiple campuses)PC + TC JVPrimary
Novant Health hospitals (select)PC

History

Founded 1967 in Charlotte, NC. Perennial top-5 on Radiology Business independent group rankings. Co-founded USRS (now Lumexa) in 2018 with WCAS; contributed outpatient TC assets to the JV. Retains equity in Lumexa post-IPO. Operates CIS JV with Atrium Health. 15 breast centers (18th breast center opened Fort Mill 2025). Not a member of Strategic Radiology. UPDATES (2025): • Charlotte Radiology remains a named equity holder in Lumexa Imaging (NASDAQ: LMRI) as a founding JV partner. • Lumexa S-1 (2025) and 10-K (2026) name Charlotte Radiology as founding physician-group equity partner. • Lumexa now has multiple physician-group partners listed on LinkedIn: Charlotte Radiology (NC), Diversified Radiology (Denver), Larchmont Imaging Associates (NJ), Radiology Ltd. (Tucson AZ). • Charlotte Radiology maintains its own identity and brand as an independent physician-owned practice — it is not a "Lumexa employee" but an equity-holding founding partner. • CEO/Group President: Joshua Edwards.

Technical Component

Owns 14 breast centers directly + 4 additional under Carolinas Imaging Services (CIS) JV brand = 18 breast centers total (Jun 2025). 2 vein centers. 2 IR sites. 5 freestanding outpatient imaging centers. Founding equity partner in Lumexa Imaging (contributed outpatient TC assets at USRS formation 2018). CIS JV with Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas HealthCare System) for hospital-affiliated outpatient imaging. PC professional reads at 14 hospitals per Lumexa partner page. NOTE: Novant Health hospital coverage via Mecklenburg Radiology Associates (MRA) — Charlotte Radiology is NOT the primary Novant partner.

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Last verified: 2026-05-31 · Data confidence: medium