What is Vijay Rao's specialty?

Vijay Rao (NPI 1811158488) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Indianapolis, IN.

Where does Vijay Rao practice?

Vijay Rao practices in Indianapolis, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811158488.

How much does Medicare pay Vijay Rao?

Vijay Rao (NPI 1811158488) received approximately $101K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,195 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811158488

Vijay RaoM.D., PH.D

PRACTICEINDIANA HEART PHYSICIANS, INC.See all providers at this practice →

CardiologyIndianapolis, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,853

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,028

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$96K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 377 Cardiology providers in IN — above median (cohort median 2,155).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,447

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Carvedilol710 claims

Metoprolol Succinate582 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium520 claims

Apixaban518 claims

Spironolactone487 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

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$15K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$56

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15K

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$56

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vijay 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). 88 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS & MOORESVILLE	832	4,621
Robert Kinn Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Carmel, IN	106	341
Polly Moore Cardiology · Indianapolis, IN	68	203
SMITH, CAROLYN	66	161
Thomas Murphy Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	64	153
SCALES, RICHARD	64	164
CHRISTIE, JEFFREY	62	149
Andrew Mullinix Diagnostic Radiology · Indianapolis, IN	58	120
Therese Brandon Nurse Practitioner · Indianapolis, IN	56	134
Vijayasree Paleru Cardiology · Indianapolis, IN	55	151
Anthony Bashall Cardiology · Indianapolis, IN	55	185
KOTSCHWAR, DELORES	55	129

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.

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