NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anuradha V. Rao, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Anuradha V. Rao, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1497744197, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 23850, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1497744197
Name
Anuradha V. Rao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
23850 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 510-5000
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 3980 Colonnade Pkwy

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

  1. Raashid Ashraf, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1760471437
  2. Stephen Bakir, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1104815877
  3. Elizabeth Branscomb, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1285623959
  4. Robert Brock, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1457340127
  5. James Cavender, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1447249917
  6. Jerry Chandler, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356330039

Verify Anuradha V. Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Anuradha Rao79
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Amiodarone Hcl13 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.

Anuradha V. Rao among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Anuradha V. Rao, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vikram Arora, MDBirmingham, AL 352431255335246
  2. Raashid Ashraf, MDBirmingham, AL 352431760471437
  3. Stephen Bakir, MDBirmingham, AL 352431104815877
  4. Elizabeth Branscomb, MDBirmingham, AL 352431285623959
  5. Robert Brock, MDBirmingham, AL 352431457340127
  6. Jerry Chandler, MDBirmingham, AL 352431356330039
  7. Percy Colon, MDBirmingham, AL 352431346239027
  8. Larry Dye, MDBirmingham, AL 352431598754277

Common questions

What is Anuradha V. Rao, MD's NPI number?

Anuradha V. Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497744197, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anuradha V. Rao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980 Colonnade Pkwy, Birmingham, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 510-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anuradha V. Rao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 23850, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anuradha V. Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anuradha V. Rao, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.