Dr. Manu Raj, MD

Dr. Raj practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health.

Dr. Raj's NPI, 1548466287, was assigned on June 21, 2007. Dr. Raj holds Florida license ME113511.

Dr. Raj's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 687-1100.

Dr. Raj's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Dr. Raj is also affiliated with Gulf Coast Medical Center. The medical group on file is ACH Hospitalist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Raj to 2 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Raj practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Raj's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Raj is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Raj's licenses on file in 7 states: Florida, Delaware, Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, anemia, aneurysm, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia and cellulitis among the conditions Dr. Raj treats.

CMS data shows 594 Medicare services from Dr. Raj across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 160 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,009 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 160 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Raj in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 55 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.77, 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. Raj's median patient age at 70, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Raj wrote 519 Medicare Part D claims for 193 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 202 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,462 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 301 claims across 21 drugs.

Dr. Raj accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Raj, published from 2012 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are India, Heart Defects, Congenital and Cardiac Surgical Procedures. Dr. Raj has published most often in BMJ Paediatr Open. Dr. Raj's most frequent co-author is Anil Kumar, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Raj from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $147.

Dr. Raj is in network with 5 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.