Arundathi Rao, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sarasota, FL
Arundathi Rao, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1174796825, issued on Apr 2, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME102122, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arundathi Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME102122 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5880 Rand Blvd Ste 101, Sarasota, FL 34238
- Phone
- (941) 917-4753
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2025
- Fax
- (941) 917-4752
- Medicaid ID
- 000195400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081126000316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arundathi Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME102122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $100.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Innovative Wound Care Associates LLCSt Petersburg, FL
- Nautilus Health Care Group LLCEnglewood, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arundathi Rao among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Arundathi Rao, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Sarasota → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Brenner, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342381174528087
- Bert Bowers, MDSarasota, FL 342391699867465
- Pedro Briceno, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391275748659
- Michael Damit, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391801259288
- James Fogleman, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391750437075
- Steven Halbreich, M.DSarasota, FL 342391427054956
- Emily Jiles, DOSarasota, FL 342391659762102
- Paul Kuo, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391841374758
Common questions
What is Arundathi Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arundathi Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174796825, issued on Apr 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arundathi Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5880 Rand Blvd Ste 101, Sarasota, FL, 34238. Phone: (941) 917-4753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arundathi Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME102122, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arundathi Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arundathi Rao, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arundathi Rao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.