Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Salinas, CA
Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1306259858, issued on Jun 3, 2014. Check the license (California A197161, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashwin Prakash Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- A197161 CA
7663 GA
LL36969 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA 93906
- Phone
- (831) 755-4111
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250605002515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1441 Constitution Blvd
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- Cristobal Alcaraz, P.A.Physician Assistant1184634677
- Stephanie Alexander, IMF 101713Mental Health Counselor1144732199
Verify Ashwin Prakash Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A197161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 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: $793.01
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 one group practice
- County OF MontereySalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashwin Prakash Rao among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Basse, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011346204146
- Richard Berkowitz, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011962593681
- Edward Cefala, M.DSalinas, CA 939011992710131
- Giles Duesdieker, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011831153808
- Gary Falkoff, MDSalinas, CA 939011942264015
- Divya KishoreSalinas, CA 939011184184152
- Shuaib Mohammad, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011457734188
- Charles Munn, MDSalinas, CA 939011700983467
Common questions
What is Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD's NPI number?
Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306259858, issued on Jun 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, 93906. Phone: (831) 755-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A197161, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Ashwin Prakash Rao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.