Anita K. Rao, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Chesterton, IN
Anita K. Rao, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Chesterton, Indiana, and NPI 1033176516, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01070557, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anita K. Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 01070557 IN
01070557A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Gateway Blvd N, Chesterton, IN 46304
- Phone
- (219) 921-1444
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2024
- Fax
- (219) 921-5303
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120202000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 601 Gateway Blvd N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anita K. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01070557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
311 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Gabapentin55 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Methylprednisolone18 claims
- Pregabalin17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lakeshore Bone And Joint Institute, PCPortage, IN
- Rci (wrs) LLCValparaiso, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anita K. Rao among 77 interventional pain medicine physician records in Indiana
Anita K. Rao, M.D. is one of 77 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 27% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Indiana
There are 77 interventional pain medicine physician records in Indiana.
All 77 in Indiana → Every provider in Chesterton → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Nath, M.DChesterton, IN 463041588605547
- Suleiman Salman, DOChesterton, IN 463041821002841
- Timothy King, MDCrown Point, IN 463071215963202
- Brett Bonynge, MDMunster, IN 463211083246821
- Satish Dasari, M.D.Munster, IN 463211811996606
- Shariq Ibrahim, MDMunster, IN 463211245336486
- Ravi Kanakamedala, M.D.Munster, IN 463211932108511
- Shanu Kondamuri, M.D.Munster, IN 463211497754287
Common questions
What is Anita K. Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anita K. Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033176516, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anita K. Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Gateway Blvd N, Chesterton, IN, 46304. Phone: (219) 921-1444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anita K. Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01070557, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anita K. Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anita K. Rao, M.D. had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anita K. Rao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.