Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Bedford, TX
Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Bedford, Texas, and NPI 1790934321, issued on Sep 18, 2008. Check the license (Texas R7860, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao
- Credential
- MD, MRCP
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- R7860 TX
MD444491 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 Airport Fwy Ste 424, Bedford, TX 76021
- Phone
- (817) 510-1060
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2022
- Fax
- (817) 510-9940
- Medicaid ID
- 406235802
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200109000728); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 724 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1305 Airport Fwy Ste 424
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Venkatesan Vidi, M.D., M.P.H.Interventional Cardiology Physician1962673392
Verify Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R7860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
955 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis104 claims
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate77 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium76 claims
- Furosemide57 claims
- Clopidogrel45 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: $3,294.02
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 724 in Texas → Every provider in Bedford → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Venkatesan Vidi, M.D., M.P.H.Bedford, TX 760211962673392
- Neeraj Badhey, MDBedford, TX 760221760508592
- Michael Duran, MDBedford, TX 760221700888229
- David Eisen, MDBedford, TX 760221356343867
- Andrew Miller, MDBedford, TX 760221942264932
- Samuel Nussbaumer, MDBedford, TX 760221073515508
- Srinivas Paranandi, MDBedford, TX 760221013909258
- Iyad Rashdan, MDBedford, TX 760221811955123
Common questions
What is Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP's NPI number?
Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790934321, issued on Sep 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 Airport Fwy Ste 424, Bedford, TX, 76021. Phone: (817) 510-1060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R7860, 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 Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gopala Krishna Balappa Rao, MD, MRCP had 955 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.