Niranjan V. Rao, M.D.
Specialist · Somerset, NJ
Niranjan V. Rao, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Somerset, New Jersey, and NPI 1851350615, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA0774500, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Niranjan V. Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 25MA0774500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Veronica Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873
- Phone
- (732) 249-0360
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 249-0035
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050112001026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 75 Veronica Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Niranjan V. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MA0774500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel24 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine15 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: $291.83
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Saint Peter's Healthcare System Physician AssociatesNew Brunswick, NJ
- Saint Peters University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Niranjan V. Rao among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
Niranjan V. Rao, M.D. is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 specialist records list a practice address in Somerset
They are 12 of the 1,061 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerset, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Niranjan V. Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Niranjan V. Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851350615, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Niranjan V. Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Veronica Avenue, Somerset, NJ, 08873. Phone: (732) 249-0360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Niranjan V. Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA0774500, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Niranjan V. Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Niranjan V. Rao, M.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.