Dr. Vindhya Rao, DO

Dr. Rao practices at Emory Specialty Associates in Decatur, Georgia.

Dr. Rao's NPI, 1467912378, was assigned on March 25, 2019. Dr. Rao holds Georgia license 92377.

Dr. Rao's primary practice is Emory Specialty Associates, at 101 W Ponce De Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 in Dekalb County. The practice phone is (404) 778-4888.

Dr. Rao's primary practice is Emory Specialty Associates in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Rao is also affiliated with Emory Decatur Hospital. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rao to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 2 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rao practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Rao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Rao is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 946 Medicare services from Dr. Rao across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 292 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,339 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 292 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 134 patients. 69% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rao's median patient age at 67, with 70% women.

In 2024, Dr. Rao wrote 3,597 Medicare Part D claims for 489 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,897 of them, across 71 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $163,621 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 510 claims across 24 drugs.

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. CMS lists Dr. Rao as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Rao from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $24.