Hari Rao, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Gulfport, MS
Hari Rao, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1477812493, issued on May 11, 2012. Check the license (Mississippi 23961, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hari Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 23961 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 13TH St, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228) 867-4396
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151105002528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hari Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 23961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $266.50
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hari Rao among 116 hospitalist physician records in Mississippi
Hari Rao, M.D. is one of 116 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 51% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2009 among the 94 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 116 hospitalist physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Matthew Carlson, MDGulfport, MS 395011609865682
- Hunter Cooper, MDGulfport, MS 395011538864475
- Dasha Cowart, D.O.Gulfport, MS 395011528473329
- John Grady, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011871933291
- Grant JerniganGulfport, MS 395011801390877
Common questions
What is Hari Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hari Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477812493, issued on May 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hari Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 13TH St, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 867-4396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hari Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 23961, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hari Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hari Rao, M.D. had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hari Rao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.