Dr. Thiru Rajagopal, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 34
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 42
- Part D claims, 2024
- 65
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Practice phone
- Call (916) 453-4453
- 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. Thiru Rajagopal is a general surgeon in Sacramento, California
Dr. Rajagopal practices at Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Rajagopal's NPI, 1124132246, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Rajagopal graduated from Coimbatore Medical College in 1978. Dr. Rajagopal holds California license A448370.
- NPI
- 1124132246NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638141831
- NPI enumeration date
- August 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (916) 453-4453
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1978
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal practices at Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California
Dr. Rajagopal's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital, at 4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 453-4453.
- Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 · Sacramento CountyPhone(916) 453-4453
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Rajagopal's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rajagopal to 1 hospital and 1 physician office, 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. Thiru Rajagopal's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rajagopal practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thiru Rajagopal is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Rajagopal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Rajagopal is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Rajagopal's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Iowa and Maryland.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Iowa license
- Maryland license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Rajagopal treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Rajagopal
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal billed Medicare for 34 services in 2024
CMS data shows 34 Medicare services from Dr. Rajagopal across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 42 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,650 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Rajagopal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 352024: 343%
Dr. Rajagopal compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Rajagopal
- California median
- Medicare services
- 34vs 16680% below
- Medicare patients
- 42vs 12165% below
- Part D claims
- 44vs 3429% above
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rajagopal'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. Thiru Rajagopal treated 42 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68
CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rajagopal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 64% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rajagopal's median patient age at 58, with 66% women.
Dr. Rajagopal's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Rajagopal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1945%
- Men2355%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rajagopal's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure64%
- High cholesterol62%
- Diabetes33%
- Arthritis31%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rajagopal's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 58
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women66%
- Men33%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rajagopal wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $84 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 39 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Rajagopal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic64 claims98%
- Brand-name and other1 claims2%
Dr. Rajagopal'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. Rajagopal's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids69%45 of 65 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 392024: 4413%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Thiru Rajagopal ranks in the 68th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Rajagopal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Rajagopal, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Rajagopal ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 68th percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thiru Rajagopal has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Rajagopal, published from 2021 to 2024. Dr. Rajagopal has published most often in Cureus.
Dr. Rajagopal's papers by year, 2021 to 2024
Recent publications by Dr. Rajagopal
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal received $17,978 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 125 general payments to Dr. Rajagopal from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. TELA Bio, Inc. paid the most, $3,429.
General payments to Dr. Rajagopal by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rajagopal by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$11,11662%
- Food and beverage$6,61337%
- Consulting fees$1501%
- Speaker and faculty fees$500%
- Other$490%
Companies that paid Dr. Rajagopal the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Rajagopal.
Awards and honors for Dr. Rajagopal
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal graduated from Coimbatore Medical College
Dr. Rajagopal graduated from Coimbatore Medical College in 1978. Dr. Rajagopal is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Rajagopal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Rajagopal accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Thiru Rajagopal'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thiru Rajagopal's NPI number?
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal's NPI number is 1124132246. It was assigned on August 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thiru Rajagopal?
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal is a general surgeon in Sacramento, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal practice?
Dr. Rajagopal practices at 4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819. Dr. Rajagopal's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rajagopal to 1 hospital and 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Thiru Rajagopal's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rajagopal is (916) 453-4453.
What is Dr. Thiru Rajagopal's medical license number?
Dr. Rajagopal holds California license A448370, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Thiru Rajagopal been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rajagopal in California (1988 to 2026), Iowa (1984 to 1994) and Maryland (1985 to 1991).
Which hospitals is Dr. Thiru Rajagopal affiliated with?
Dr. Rajagopal practices at Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California. Dmand AI links Dr. Rajagopal to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rajagopal billed Medicare for 34 services in 2024, and Dr. Rajagopal accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal see?
CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rajagopal in 2024, with an average age of 68.
Is Dr. Thiru Rajagopal board certified?
Yes. Dr. Rajagopal is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rajagopal's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Thiru Rajagopal go to medical school?
Dr. Rajagopal graduated from Coimbatore Medical College in 1978.
What drugs does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rajagopal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Thiru Rajagopal received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,978 in general payments to Dr. Rajagopal from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from TELA Bio, Inc.
How long has Dr. Thiru Rajagopal been practicing?
Dr. Rajagopal graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.
Does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Rajagopal, published from 2021 to 2024.
What insurance does Dr. Thiru Rajagopal accept?
Dr. Rajagopal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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