Lakshman Rao, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Erwin, NC
Lakshman Rao, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Erwin, North Carolina, and NPI 1063468809, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32276, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshman Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 32276 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 518 E H St, Erwin, NC 28339
- Phone
- (910) 897-4551
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Fax
- (910) 897-2218
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040511001013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 518 E H St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Ennis, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477115707
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Verify Lakshman Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 32276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
29,373 Medicare Part D claims for 759 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 841 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,457 claims
- Gabapentin1,013 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium939 claims
- Furosemide921 claims
- Eliquis793 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate729 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: $268.74
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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
- Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLCErwin, NC
- Cumberland County Hospital System IncErwin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Erwin
They are 4 of the 67 NPPES records with a practice address in Erwin, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lakshman Rao, MD's NPI number?
Lakshman Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063468809, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshman Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 518 E H St, Erwin, NC, 28339. Phone: (910) 897-4551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshman Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32276, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lakshman Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshman Rao, MD had 29,373 Medicare Part D claims for 759 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.