Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Petersburg, FL
Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1083684153, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME89679, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- ME89679 FL
4301072100 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4957 38TH Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
- Phone
- (727) 525-0900
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 525-9500
- Medicaid IDs
- 277550600 FL
4596992-10 MI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070418000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME89679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,503 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate295 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium291 claims
- Gabapentin258 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium246 claims
- Losartan Potassium238 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate236 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: $657.98
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Community Hospitalists OF PinellaClearwater, FL
- H2 Rehabilitation Services OF Florida LLCSt Petersburg, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Petersburg
They are 18 of the 1,676 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Petersburg, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083684153, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4957 38TH Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33710. Phone: (727) 525-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME89679, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kavita Bakthavatsalam Rao, M.D. had 7,503 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.