Dr. Rajesh Kumar Kataria, DO

Dr. Kataria practices at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, part of Southern Ohio Medical Center.

Dr. Kataria's NPI, 1619072188, was assigned on September 13, 2006. Dr. Kataria graduated from Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine - Stratford in 1998. Dr. Kataria holds Ohio license 34008391.

Dr. Kataria's primary practice is Southern Ohio Medical Center, at 1805 27th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662 in Scioto County. The practice phone is (740) 356-8435.

Dr. Kataria's primary practice is Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, part of Southern Ohio Medical Center. Dr. Kataria is also affiliated with King's Daughters Medical Center Ohio. The medical group on file is Premier Physical & Occupational Therapy-Ashland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kataria to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kataria practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Rheumatology is Dr. Kataria's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Kataria is board certified in rheumatology by the AOA Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kataria is licensed in Ohio.

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Kataria treats.

CMS data shows 18,091 Medicare services from Dr. Kataria across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 573 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $238,364 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 573 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kataria in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 255 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kataria's median patient age at 71, with 76% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kataria wrote 5,231 Medicare Part D claims for 779 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,020 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,809,835 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,224 claims across 58 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kataria for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kataria accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Kataria in 2019. Dr. Kataria's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey A. Alper, MD, PA, Mehrnaz Hojjati, MD and Arezou Khosroshahi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2,651 general payments to Dr. Kataria from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $69,117.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kataria, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Kataria graduated from Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine - Stratford in 1998. Dr. Kataria is a member of ACR and AOA.

Dr. Kataria is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.