Bhavana Rao, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Bhavana Rao, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1598911737, issued on Aug 7, 2008. Check the license (Texas P0473, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bhavana Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- P0473 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4545 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (713) 960-8008
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 960-0965
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bhavana Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam25 claims
- Gabapentin11 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.
Bhavana Rao among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Bhavana Rao, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X 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 Bhavana Rao, MD's NPI number?
Bhavana Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598911737, issued on Aug 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bhavana Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4545 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 960-8008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bhavana Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0473, 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 Bhavana Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bhavana Rao, MD had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.