Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Pooja Rao, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA

Pooja Rao, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972764975, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1972764975
Name
Pooja Rao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(717) 531-6012
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 University Dr

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

  1. Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
  2. Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
  3. Fatemeh Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750878625
  4. Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
  5. Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
  6. Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729

Verify Pooja Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
  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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 71.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score48.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

180 internal medicine physician records list a Hershey practice address

They are 180 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a Hershey practice address, and 8,636 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

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  9. Ali Abbas, MDYork, PA1023343779
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Common questions

What is Pooja Rao, MD's NPI number?

Pooja Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972764975, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pooja Rao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-6012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pooja Rao, MD's license?

Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Pooja Rao, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.