Ashwin Rao
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Ashwin Rao is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1639673106, issued on Mar 20, 2018. Check the license (Texas T8633, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashwin Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- T8633 TX
036156173 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7200 Cambridge St FL 8, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260519001891); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashwin Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T8633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $620.39
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Ashwin Rao among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Ashwin Rao is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ashwin Rao's NPI number?
Ashwin Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639673106, issued on Mar 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashwin Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St FL 8, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashwin Rao's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T8633, 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.
How much does Ashwin Rao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashwin Rao had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.