Prashanth Rao, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lanham, MD
Prashanth Rao, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lanham, Maryland, and NPI 1841462694, issued on Apr 1, 2008. Check the license (Maryland D0077075, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashanth Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- D0077075 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8116 Good Luck RD, Lanham, MD 20706
- Phone
- (301) 552-1200
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 552-1202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140916000127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8116 Good Luck RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Olajumoke Adeleke, NPNurse Practitioner1053203760
- Shantelle Bethea, RDNRegistered Dietitian1548629850
- Izzat Chalabi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184657157
- Angela De Bone, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053353193
- Claire Dipiero, PACPhysician Assistant1609205046
- Ali Entezari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770847527
Verify Prashanth Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0077075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,985 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol287 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium240 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate208 claims
- Ezetimibe151 claims
- Eliquis129 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl99 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: $444.39
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 3 group practices
- Capitol Cardiology Associates, LLCCamp Springs, MD
- Dimensions Healthcare Associates, IncUpper Marlboro, MD
- Southern Maryland Medical Group LLCCamp Springs, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prashanth Rao among 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland
Prashanth Rao, M.D. is one of 613 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1997 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Maryland
There are 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vivek Bahl, MDLanham, MD 207061154389138
- Jan Foushee, MDLanham, MD 207061891775870
- Saifudin Hussein, M.DLanham, MD 207061306025739
- Aroor Rao, MDLanham, MD 207061588644066
- Vikram Raya, MDLanham, MD 207061972787497
- Vineet Venugopal, M.D.Lanham, MD 207061124211560
- Michael Carlos, MDLaurel, MD 207071760473110
- Feroz Padder, MDLaurel, MD 207071942291737
Common questions
What is Prashanth Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prashanth Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841462694, issued on Apr 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashanth Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8116 Good Luck RD, Lanham, MD, 20706. Phone: (301) 552-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashanth Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0077075, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prashanth Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashanth Rao, M.D. had 1,985 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.