PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487824199

Santosh RaoMD

PRACTICECAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INCSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyConcord, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,184

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,905

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$108K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 602 Cardiology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 2,065).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,754

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$562K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium270 claims

Apixaban195 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate190 claims

Carvedilol163 claims

Metoprolol Succinate155 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$16K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$14K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$233

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Santosh 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). 141 inbound referrers · 321 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	943	2,519
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	180	319
Ashesh Patel Cardiology · Concord, NC	176	354
Matthew Levinsky Cardiology · Concord, NC	167	412
Stephen Zouzoulas Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Concord, NC	131	272
Mark Fromke Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	126	213
Charles Mclaughlin Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	113	188
John Green Diagnostic Radiology · Albemarle, NC	112	224
Paul Campbell Interventional Cardiology · Concord, NC	103	223
Barbara Barone Internal Medicine · Concord, NC	97	240
Thaddeus Houston Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	97	172
Sarah Wells Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC	83	129

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	942	2,988
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	302	603
STANLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	251	787
Patrick Anonick Cardiology · Concord, NC	199	428
Thomas Christopher Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Concord, NC	172	351
Matthew Levinsky Cardiology · Concord, NC	149	380
David Beard Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	148	264
Kevin Kruse Internal Medicine · Concord, NC	145	327
Christopher Kroll Interventional Cardiology · Concord, NC	132	244
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	124	235
Ashesh Patel Cardiology · Concord, NC	123	224
County Of Cabarrus Office Of Treasurer Ambulance Service Provider · Concord, NC	122	175

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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