Balchander K. Rao, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Balchander K. Rao, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1710026158, issued on Feb 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas E9350, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Balchander K. Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- E9350 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 861-8884
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 861-6312
- Medicaid ID
- 098793501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140217000147); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Balchander K. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E9350Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
351 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa47 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta36 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Alprazolam19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Combivent Respimat12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $33.67
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Balchander K. Rao among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Balchander K. Rao, MD is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Barriga, M.D.Houston, TX 770081578520698
- Luis Chug, M.D.Houston, TX 770081326207648
- Harmohinder Kochar, MDHouston, TX 770081720086002
- Jose MelendezHouston, TX 770081134305253
- Anurag Agrawal, MDHouston, TX 770051235373481
- Juan Botto, M.D.Houston, TX 770041457333775
- Martin Kaplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770041588640171
- Amelia Ng, MDHouston, TX 770041982717526
Common questions
What is Balchander K. Rao, MD's NPI number?
Balchander K. Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710026158, issued on Feb 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Balchander K. Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 North Loop West, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 861-8884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Balchander K. Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E9350, 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 Balchander K. Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Balchander K. Rao, MD had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.