What is Durga Rao's specialty?

Durga Rao (NPI 1770554370) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Methuen, MA.

Where does Durga Rao practice?

Durga Rao practices in Methuen, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770554370.

How much does Medicare pay Durga Rao?

Durga Rao (NPI 1770554370) received approximately $194K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 531 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770554370

Durga RaoM.D.

PRACTICENORTHEAST NEPHROLOGY & INTERNAL MEDICINE, PCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyMethuen, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

819

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,427

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$184K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 270 Nephrology providers in MA — above median (cohort median 904).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,739

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$140K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate212 claims

Losartan Potassium111 claims

Metoprolol Succinate106 claims

Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.195 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Durga 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). 69 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
STEWARD HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC.	254	936
Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc Clinical Laboratory · Marlborough, MA	149	433
Lawrence Casha Diagnostic Radiology · Lawrence, MA	81	297
Stewart Hou Diagnostic Radiology · Lawrence, MA	67	176
SALZMAN, LINDA	66	173
Dipti Lenhart Diagnostic Radiology · Lawrence, MA	63	173
Anthony Marino Cardiology · Methuen, MA	61	174
Christian Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Lawrence, MA	55	119
James Meyer Diagnostic Radiology · Lawrence, MA	54	288
BILAZARIAN, SETH	54	155
Patriot Ambulance, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Chelmsford, MA	53	909
Micah Weir Diagnostic Radiology · North Andover, MA	53	193

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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