Nitya Tangada Rao, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Nitya Tangada Rao, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1700451077, issued on May 20, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-00758, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nitya Tangada Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2025-00758 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-4091
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2025
- Fax
- (336) 716-7994
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251231003822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas At Austin Dell Medical School, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nitya Tangada Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-00758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate39 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine34 claims
- Moxifloxacin19 claims
- Latanoprost16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nitya Tangada Rao among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Nitya Tangada Rao, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chandra Altemare, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571972562577
- Jeffrey Bond, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571902889603
- Dean Bonsall, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571326071648
- Susan Burden, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571528041225
- Michael Clamp, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571952621211
- Paul Dickinson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571245213958
- Matthew Giegengack, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571437167350
- Craig Greven, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571154304863
Common questions
What is Nitya Tangada Rao, MD's NPI number?
Nitya Tangada Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700451077, issued on May 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nitya Tangada Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-4091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nitya Tangada Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-00758, 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 Nitya Tangada Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nitya Tangada Rao, MD had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.