NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gopal C. Rao, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · McDonough, GA

Gopal C. Rao, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in McDonough, Georgia, and NPI 1083655203, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 032892, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083655203
Name
Gopal C. Rao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
032892 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3333 Jodeco Road, McDonough, GA 30253
Phone
(770) 692-4000
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2024
Fax
(770) 474-8510
Medicaid IDs
000433881B GA
00433881C GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060427000372); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3333 Jodeco Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Meryl Braunstein, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1144261371
  2. Patrick Egbe, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1699762419
  3. Akshay Gupta, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1780869701
  4. Jeevith Kanukunta, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1851338727
  5. Camille Nelson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1548284516
  6. Gregory Petro, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1124023304

Verify Gopal C. Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

214 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Gopal Rao214
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
  2. Furosemide21 claims
  3. Carvedilol13 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
  6. Ezetimibe11 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: $304.39

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gopal Rao$304.39
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Atlanta Heart Associates PCMcDonough, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gopal C. Rao among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia

Gopal C. Rao, MD is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia

There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Homayoun Amin, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531982645198
  2. Meryl Braunstein, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531144261371
  3. Dandan Chen, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531477973808
  4. Andrew Doughan, MDMcDonough, GA 302531386843852
  5. Patrick Egbe, M.D.McDonough, GA 302531699762419
  6. Camille Nelson, MDMcDonough, GA 302531548284516
  7. Gregory Petro, MDMcDonough, GA 302531124023304
  8. John Smith, MDMcDonough, GA 302531023054806

Common questions

What is Gopal C. Rao, MD's NPI number?

Gopal C. Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083655203, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gopal C. Rao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3333 Jodeco Road, McDonough, GA, 30253. Phone: (770) 692-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gopal C. Rao, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 032892, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gopal C. Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gopal C. Rao, MD had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.