Birju Rao
Physician Assistant · Edgewater, NJ
Birju Rao is a physician assistant with a practice address in Edgewater, New Jersey, and NPI 1598355521, issued on Jan 23, 2021. Check the license with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Birju Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 026295 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27 Edgewater Towne Ctr, Edgewater, NJ 07020
- Phone
- (888) 663-6331
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230315001506); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Birju Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this professionCheck 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 physician assistant in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 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.
Birju Rao among 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey
Birju Rao is one of 3,393 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Jersey. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 2,168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Edgewater
They are 3 of the 209 NPPES records with a practice address in Edgewater, and 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Birju Rao's NPI number?
Birju Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598355521, issued on Jan 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Birju Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27 Edgewater Towne Ctr, Edgewater, NJ, 07020. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Birju Rao's license?
Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Birju Rao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Birju Rao had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.