NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anita Rao

Pediatrics Physician · Galveston, TX

Anita Rao is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1437578002, issued on Apr 10, 2014. Check the license (Texas R2949, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437578002
Name
Anita Rao
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
R2949 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6416 Broadway St, Galveston, TX 77551
Phone
(409) 772-3695
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2023
Fax
(409) 772-3680
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6416 Broadway St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sandra CalkusicFamily Nurse Practitioner1942072160
  2. Omayemi Omaghomi, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1750810974
  3. Joyce Osarumwense, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811205818
  4. Gwenn Scott, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1962515189
  5. Anju Thomas, MDPediatrics Physician1265052518

Verify Anita Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $31.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Anita Rao$31.00
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Anita Rao among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Anita Rao is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

114 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Galveston

They are 114 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anju Thomas, MDGalveston, TX 775511265052518
  2. Patricia Beach, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551326130162
  3. Ann Blakley, MDGalveston, TX 775551023063831
  4. Oscar BrownGalveston, TX 775551033186705
  5. Suzanne Laforte, MDGalveston, TX 775551578655346
  6. David McCormick, MDGalveston, TX 775551033201751
  7. William Mize, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551790776326
  8. Ralph Noble III, MDGalveston, TX 775551447343686

Common questions

What is Anita Rao's NPI number?

Anita Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437578002, issued on Apr 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anita Rao located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6416 Broadway St, Galveston, TX, 77551. Phone: (409) 772-3695. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anita Rao's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2949, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.