Poornima B. Rao, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bend, OR
Poornima B. Rao, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1639346851, issued on May 15, 2008. Check the license (Oregon MD203624, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Poornima B. Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD203624 OR
A113359 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR 97701
- Phone
- (541) 382-4900
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 500792808 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210611002147); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University Medical College - Nlg, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1501 NE Medical Center Dr
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Verify Poornima B. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD203624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
- Creon17 claims
- Calcitriol15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Metronidazole13 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
- Bend Memorial Clinic PCBend, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Poornima B. Rao among 524 surgery physician records in Oregon
Poornima B. Rao, M.D. is one of 524 surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 321 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Oregon
There are 524 surgery physician records in Oregon.
All 524 in Oregon → Every provider in Bend → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Archer, M.D.Bend, OR 977011699750307
- Timothy Beard, M.D,Bend, OR 977011831200740
- Edward Boyle, MDBend, OR 977011972581437
- George Buzzas, M.D.Bend, OR 977011801871991
- Anthony Fillmore, MDBend, OR 977011982680518
- Gary Frei, M.D.Bend, OR 977011063518116
- Andrew Higgins, MDBend, OR 977011225003452
- Andrew Jones, MDBend, OR 977011861467474
Common questions
What is Poornima B. Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Poornima B. Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639346851, issued on May 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Poornima B. Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 382-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Poornima B. Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD203624, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Poornima B. Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Poornima B. Rao, M.D. had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.