NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Statesville, NC

Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Statesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1326319278, issued on Jan 24, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00480, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326319278
Name
Nikhiel Bhasker Rau
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
2018-00480 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
555 Kitchings Dr, Statesville, NC 28677
Phone
(704) 978-1144
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2022
Fax
(704) 978-1148
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180725001750); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 555 Kitchings Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelly Buchholz, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1346957099
  2. Kathryn CourtneyNurse Practitioner1396473914
  3. Venu Gopala Reddy Gangireddy, MDGastroenterology Physician1194037507
  4. Crystal Green, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306472311
  5. Alopi Modi, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1164267498
  6. Tiedre Palmer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144679051

Verify Nikhiel Bhasker Rau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,328 Medicare Part D claims for 581 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Nikhiel Rau1,328
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine247 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf198 claims
  3. Omeprazole186 claims
  4. Sucralfate104 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium97 claims
  6. Clenpiq75 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: $307.24

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nikhiel Rau$307.24
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. Piedmont Healthcare PAStatesville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nikhiel Bhasker Rau among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina

Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Venu Gopala Reddy Gangireddy, MDStatesville, NC 286771194037507
  2. Joseph Petrozza, MDStatesville, NC 286771992796320
  3. Vivek Trivedi, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771124339890
  4. Ademola Aderoju, M.D.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591932324985
  5. Jose Carrasquillo, MDNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591841387248
  6. Mushtaq Bukhari, MDMorganton, NC 286551477651925
  7. Nathaniel Krogel, D.O.Morganton, NC 286551700090636
  8. Gerald Mank, M.DMorganton, NC 286551821309592

Common questions

What is Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326319278, issued on Jan 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Kitchings Dr, Statesville, NC, 28677. Phone: (704) 978-1144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00480, 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 Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nikhiel Bhasker Rau, M.D. had 1,328 Medicare Part D claims for 581 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.