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Dr. Prethy Rao, MD
NPI1982967998PAC ID1759512015
- Medicare services, 2024
- 11,560
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 420
- Part D claims, 2024
- 413
- Publications
- 73
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 350 Pine St, Beaumont, TX 77701
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 799-9975
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Retina and Vitreous of Texas
Beaumont, Texas
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Dr. Prethy Rao is an ophthalmologist in Beaumont, Texas
Dr. Rao practices at Retina and Vitreous of Texas in Beaumont, Texas.
Dr. Rao's NPI, 1982967998, was assigned on June 25, 2012. Dr. Rao graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. Dr. Rao holds Texas license S9209.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1982967998NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1759512015
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 799-9975
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Prethy Rao practices at Retina and Vitreous of Texas in Beaumont, Texas
Dr. Rao's primary practice is Retina and Vitreous of Texas, at 350 Pine St, Beaumont, TX 77701 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (713) 799-9975.
- Retina and Vitreous of Texas350 Pine St, Beaumont, TX 77701 · Jefferson CountyPhone(713) 799-9975
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Prethy Rao is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Rao's primary practice is Retina and Vitreous of Texas in Beaumont, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rao to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Retina and Vitreous of TexasPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Prethy Rao's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rao practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Retina and Vitreous of Texas | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Prethy Rao is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas
Ophthalmology is Dr. Rao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Rao is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Rao's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Georgia and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TexasPrimary
- Retina specialist (ophthalmology), Georgia
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy, laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions, retinal detachment and retinal occlusion among the conditions Dr. Rao treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Rao
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Prethy Rao billed Medicare for 11,560 services in 2024
CMS data shows 11,560 Medicare services from Dr. Rao across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 420 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $987,425 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202411,560
Medicare patients420
Paid by Medicare$987,425
Procedure codes17
Dr. Rao's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Drugs given in the office7,540
- Tests and treatments3,238
- Surgery584
- Office and hospital visits101
- Imaging97
Dr. Rao compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Rao
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 11,560vs 1,3538.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 420vs 49215% below
- Part D claims
- 381vs 61338% below
Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas 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. Prethy Rao treated 420 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 197 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rao's median patient age at 61, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 2024420
Average age75
Average risk score1.49
Also on Medicaid7%
Dr. Rao's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Rao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women24258%
- Men17842%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rao's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis42%
- Diabetes42%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Anxiety22%
- Heart failure21%
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 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Prethy Rao wrote 413 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rao wrote 413 Medicare Part D claims for 110 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 381 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,243 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 2024413
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$13,243
Part D patients110
Dr. Rao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic273 claims66%
- Brand-name140 claims34%
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.
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. Prethy Rao scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Rao for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Rao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Prethy Rao has 73 publications on record
Dmand AI links 73 papers to Dr. Rao, published from 2010 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Fluorescein Angiography and Vitrectomy. Dr. Rao has published most often in Ophthalmol Retina. Dr. Rao's most frequent co-authors are Antonio Capone, MD, Emmanuel Yih-Herng Chang, MD, PhD and Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD.
Papers73
Years published2010 to 2024
Dr. Rao's papers by year, 2015 to 2024
Topics Dr. Rao writes about most
- Visual Acuity
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Vitrectomy
- Retina
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Retinal Detachment
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Fundus Oculi
Dr. Rao's most frequent co-authors
- Antonio Capone, MD17 shared papers
- Emmanuel Yih-Herng Chang, MD, PhD7 shared papers
- Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD5 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Rao
Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedExodeoxyribonucleasesLeukoencephalopathies
Ophthalmol Retina
ElectroretinographyFluorescein AngiographyFundus Oculi
Ophthalmol Retina
LasersRetinal DetachmentRetinal Perforations
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Prethy Rao received $60,156 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Rao from 10 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. paid the most, $39,985.
General payments to Dr. Rao by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rao by kind, 2024 to 2025
$60.2Kin total
- Consulting fees$42,81571%
- Travel and lodging$13,01722%
- Food and beverage$2,4754%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1,8493%
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
Dr. Prethy Rao graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Rao graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Prethy Rao accepts plans from 25 insurance carriers
Dr. Rao is in network with 25 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Health Alliance Plan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Health Alliance Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- +17 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Rao accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO15
- HMO14
- Medicare12
- POS7
- EPO5
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Prethy 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)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) |
| 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. Prethy Rao's NPI number?
Dr. Prethy Rao's NPI number is 1982967998. It was assigned on June 25, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Prethy Rao?
Dr. Prethy Rao is an ophthalmologist in Beaumont, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Prethy Rao practice?
Dr. Rao practices at 350 Pine St, Beaumont, TX 77701. Dr. Rao's primary practice is Retina and Vitreous of Texas in Beaumont, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rao to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Prethy Rao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rao is (713) 799-9975.
What is Dr. Prethy Rao's medical license number?
Dr. Rao holds Texas license S9209, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Prethy Rao been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rao in Texas (2020 to 2027), Georgia (2018 to 2021) and Michigan (2016 to 2020).
Does Dr. Prethy Rao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rao billed Medicare for 11,560 services in 2024, and Dr. Rao accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Prethy Rao's MIPS score?
Dr. Rao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Prethy Rao see?
CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rao in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Prethy Rao board certified?
Yes. Dr. Rao is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Prethy Rao bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rao's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92014).
Where did Dr. Prethy Rao go to medical school?
Dr. Rao graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Prethy Rao prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ketorolac Tromethamine and Atropine Sulfate.
Has Dr. Prethy Rao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $60,156 in general payments to Dr. Rao from 10 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
How long has Dr. Prethy Rao been practicing?
Dr. Rao graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Prethy Rao do research?
Dmand AI links 73 publications to Dr. Rao, published from 2010 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Prethy Rao publish with?
Dr. Rao's most frequent co-authors are Antonio Capone, MD (17 shared papers), Emmanuel Yih-Herng Chang, MD, PhD (7 shared papers) and Rajendra Shridhar Apte, MD (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Prethy Rao accept?
Dr. Rao is in network with 25 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Health Alliance Plan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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