For WPS procedure qualifications, (PQR) Yes. NDT is required before destructive tests. See 4.4 for the list and code locations for test requirements. (Also do CVNs now, you may need a record of this in the future.)
For Weldor Qualification (WQTR) No. But you can Radiograph without bends, except when using GMAW short circuit. See 4.19.1.1 -- I have also seen one performance test done, then x-ray, one read to ASME IX and one to AWS D1.1, (double the money) and you must follow procedures that match both codes minimum requirements during the performance of the test.
With that said most job shops preform tests that are sent out to the lab and don't bother to note 4.8.1.1 (5) anyway. (The Root Pass Shall Be Inspected) I will not sign documents for tests I did not witness, which is common when a lab takes shop supplied test plates and bends them.