Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Chicago, IL
Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1578742268, issued on Oct 30, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 36115306, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Madhav Vijay Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 36115306 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1634 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 423-4200
- Enumerated
- Oct 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 036115306 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080707000417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Madhav Vijay Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 36115306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,157 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil128 claims
- Carvedilol92 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate77 claims
- Calcitriol76 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 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: $336.17
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Associates IN Nephrology SCSouth Holland, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Madhav Vijay Rao among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D. is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578742268, issued on Oct 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1634 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 423-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36115306, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Madhav Vijay Rao, M.D. had 1,157 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.