NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1114057544 MD
Verify on CMS → Bhaskar Rao, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in El Paso, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,637 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
105
Medicare Part D claims · 39 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
59/100
▼ 24 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$131.74
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Bhaskar Rao, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 59/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 105 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 59/100
- MIPS score · -24 vs avg
- 105
- Part D claims, 2024
- 89%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Bhaskar Rao, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1114057544), first enumerated 03/06/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 105 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 59/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$131.74 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Bhaskar Rao, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1114057544 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1114057544
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-NARROW 1,637
- MIPS-LOW 59/100
- RX-LIGHT 105
- BOOK-THIN 114 in Texas
- PHOTO-FINISH Ritu Soni · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Hui Feng · lowest
Hui Feng
58.9 MIPS pts
- Rao · this provi…
Rao · this provider
59 MIPS pts
- Ritu Soni · near
Ritu Soni
59 MIPS pts
- Karrie Lu · near
Karrie Lu
59.4 MIPS pts
- Keith Guest · hi…
Keith Guest
64.7 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Bhaskar Rao, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
59 ≥ 6th percentile 6% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Bhaskar Rao, MD sits
This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peers
Across the 329 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Bhaskar Rao, MD writes more Part D claims than 29% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 4% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Bhaskar Rao, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Bhaskar Rao, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Bhaskar Rao, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
105 92% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
59/100 24.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Bhaskar Rao, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 59/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1114057544 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/06/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
59.0495
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.7557
Quality
61.7885
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Bhaskar Rao, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bhaskar Rao, MD, PA
El Paso, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bhaskar Rao, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$132
Largest payer
Medtronic, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Bhaskar Rao, MD. To verify Bhaskar Rao, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Bhaskar Rao, MD - brand share 11.0%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 105 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
105
Total Claims
$6K
Total Drug Cost
39
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 116.767
- Total Day Supply
- 2,945
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $5K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $906
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.42
- Gender Split
- 46% female / 54% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Bhaskar Rao, MD fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
1,637
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,322
Avg Claims per Provider
Bhaskar Rao, MD's 105 claims are below the specialty average of 1,322.
Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Rao, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (59 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Rao.
One of 114 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bhaskar Rao, MD's specialty? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in El Paso, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Bhaskar Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bhaskar Rao, MD wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims totaling $6K in drug costs for 39 beneficiaries.
What is Bhaskar Rao, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 59/100 (Quality: 80.8, Cost: 61.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Bhaskar Rao, MD located? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD is located at 10301 GATEWAY BLVD W, El Paso, TX, 79925. Phone: (915) 455-2266.
What is Bhaskar Rao, MD's NPI number? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114057544, issued on 03/06/2007.
Does Bhaskar Rao, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $5K in brand drug costs.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,637 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,322 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bhaskar Rao, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bhaskar Rao, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bhaskar Rao, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 105 Part D claims and 39 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bhaskar Rao, MD's credentials? ▼
Bhaskar Rao, MD's NPI is 1114057544 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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