Sheldon Krishnaraj Rao

Sheldon Rao practices at University Medical Center of El Paso in El Paso, Texas, part of El Paso County Hospital District.

Sheldon Rao's NPI, 1063934354, was assigned on July 9, 2017. Sheldon Rao graduated from St. John's Medical College in 2014. Sheldon Rao holds Texas license U3630.

Sheldon Rao's primary practice is University Medical Center of El Paso, at 4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (915) 521-7602.

Sheldon Rao's primary practice is University Medical Center of El Paso in El Paso, Texas, part of El Paso County Hospital District. The medical group on file is Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso. Dmand AI also links Sheldon Rao to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Sheldon Rao practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Sheldon Rao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Sheldon Rao is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Sheldon Rao's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 196 Medicare services from Sheldon Rao across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 97 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,326 for them.

CMS counts 97 Medicare patients who saw Sheldon Rao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Sheldon Rao's median patient age at 68, with 58% women.

In 2024, Sheldon Rao wrote 176 Medicare Part D claims for 42 patients. 38% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 105 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $36,734 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

Sheldon Rao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Sheldon Rao. The most frequent topics are Emergencies. Sheldon Rao has published most often in Crit Care Nurs Q. Sheldon Rao's most frequent co-authors are Tariq Javed Cheema, MD, Briana E. Disilvio, MD and Gabriela Marie Alvarez, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Sheldon Rao from 14 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,774.

Sheldon Rao graduated from St. John's Medical College in 2014.

Sheldon Rao is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.