What is Vikram Rao's specialty?

Vikram Rao (NPI 1316106859) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in San Francisco, CA.

Where does Vikram Rao practice?

Vikram Rao practices in San Francisco, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316106859.

How much does Medicare pay Vikram Rao?

Vikram Rao (NPI 1316106859) received approximately $49K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 165 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316106859

Vikram RaoMD, PHD

NeurologySan Francisco, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

212

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

318

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$38K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,670 Neurology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 581).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

815

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$275K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levetiracetam112 claims

Clobazam85 claims

Lacosamide79 claims

Clonazepam68 claims

Lamotrigine49 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.3

Quality

89.9

Cost

78.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.94%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$8K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$6K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$918

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$6K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$918

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vikram Rao's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Gordon Fung Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	25	86
City & County Of San Francisco Ambulance Service Provider · San Francisco, CA	12	26
Scott Josephson Neurology · San Francisco, CA	11	38

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO	69	280
Maulik Shah Neurology · San Francisco, CA	22	259
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · San Francisco, CA	19	35
Gordon Fung Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	19	59
Vanja Douglas Neurology · San Francisco, CA	15	61
David Naeger Diagnostic Radiology · Denver, CO	14	36
Edward Gerstenfeld Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	13	33
Karen Ordovas Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	12	33
Megan Richie Neurology · San Francisco, CA	12	218
Brett Elicker Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	11	27
Michael Hope Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	11	57

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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