Dr. Vijay Rao, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 387
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 163
- Part D claims, 2024
- 591
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 2175 Rosaline Ave, Clairmont Hgts, Redding, CA 96001
- Practice phone
- Call (530) 225-6102
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Vijay Rao is a hematologist and oncologist in Redding, California
Dr. Rao practices at Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Rao's NPI, 1982725180, was assigned on April 3, 2007. Dr. Rao holds South Dakota license 12270.
- NPI
- 1982725180NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7810095007
- NPI enumeration date
- April 3, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (530) 225-6102
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vijay Rao practices at Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, California
Dr. Rao's primary practice is Mercy Medical Center Redding, at 2175 Rosaline Ave, Clairmont Hgts, Redding, CA 96001 in Shasta County. The practice phone is (530) 225-6102.
- Mercy Medical Center Redding2175 Rosaline Ave, Clairmont Hgts, Redding, CA 96001 · Shasta CountyPhone(530) 225-6102
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Vijay Rao is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Rao's primary practice is Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Rao is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta. The medical group on file is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rao to 3 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vijay Rao's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rao practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vijay Rao is one of 1,502 hematologists and oncologists in California
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Rao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dmand AI has Dr. Rao's licenses on file in 2 states: South Dakota and North Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, South DakotaPrimary
- Medical oncology, North Dakota
Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Rao
Counts of hematologists and oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vijay Rao billed Medicare for 387 services in 2024
CMS data shows 387 Medicare services from Dr. Rao across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 163 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,688 for them.
Where Dr. Rao's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office8321%
- In a facility30479%
Dr. Rao compared with the California median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Rao
- California median
- Medicare services
- 387vs 93258% below
- Medicare patients
- 163vs 22528% below
- Part D claims
- 479vs 39422% above
Medians across 1,367 hematologists and oncologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rao's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vijay Rao treated 163 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 163 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rao's median patient age at 74, with 51% women.
Dr. Rao's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Rao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7345%
- Men9055%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rao's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure72%
- High cholesterol68%
- Cancer48%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Arthritis30%
- COPD29%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rao's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vijay Rao wrote 591 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rao wrote 591 Medicare Part D claims for 114 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 479 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,920,933 in total drug cost.
Dr. Rao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic469 claims79%
- Brand-name122 claims21%
Dr. Rao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Rao's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%20 of 591 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vijay Rao scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Rao for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Rao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Rao's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 86of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Vijay Rao received $10,603 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 123 general payments to Dr. Rao from 42 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $4,949.
General payments to Dr. Rao by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rao by kind, 2024 to 2025
- Consulting fees$5,49552%
- Food and beverage$3,13330%
- Travel and lodging$1,55615%
- Education$4194%
Companies that paid Dr. Rao the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Vijay Rao's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Vijay Rao's NPI number?
Dr. Vijay Rao's NPI number is 1982725180. It was assigned on April 3, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vijay Rao?
Dr. Vijay Rao is a hematologist and oncologist in Redding, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Vijay Rao practice?
Dr. Rao practices at 2175 Rosaline Ave, Clairmont Hgts, Redding, CA 96001. Dr. Rao's primary practice is Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rao to 3 hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Vijay Rao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rao is (530) 225-6102.
What is Dr. Vijay Rao's medical license number?
Dr. Rao holds South Dakota license 12270, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Vijay Rao been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rao in South Dakota and North Dakota.
Which hospitals is Dr. Vijay Rao affiliated with?
Dr. Rao practices at Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, California. Dr. Rao is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta. Dmand AI links Dr. Rao to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Vijay Rao part of?
Dr. Rao is linked to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Medical Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Rao to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Vijay Rao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rao billed Medicare for 387 services in 2024, and Dr. Rao accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Vijay Rao's MIPS score?
Dr. Rao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vijay Rao see?
CMS counts 163 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rao in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Vijay Rao bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rao's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).
What drugs does Dr. Vijay Rao prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Anastrozole, Hydroxyurea and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Vijay Rao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,603 in general payments to Dr. Rao from 42 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Vijay Rao been practicing?
Dr. Rao graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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