NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D.

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Dallas, TX

Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D. is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1043448285, issued on Jun 25, 2009. Check the license (Texas R2451, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043448285
Name
Praveen Kalipatnam Rao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
License numbers
R2451 TX
2009014213 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
621 N Hall St Ste 400, Dallas, TX 75226
Phone
(469) 800-7400
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170809001624); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2009
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 621 N Hall St Ste 400

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

  1. Ramy Ayad, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1447245659
  2. Melanie Durham, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1730379611
  3. Paul McDonald, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659824126

Verify Praveen Kalipatnam Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024

1,187 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Praveen Rao1,187
  2. Specialty average1,710

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis358 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate153 claims
  3. Flecainide Acetate129 claims
  4. Amiodarone Hcl70 claims
  5. Xarelto63 claims
  6. Clopidogrel62 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: $9,537.09

85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Praveen Rao$9,537
  2. Specialty average$10,651

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkFort Worth, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Praveen Kalipatnam Rao among 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Texas

Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D. is one of 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manish Assar, M.D.Dallas, TX 752261801863634
  2. Alan Donsky, M.D.Dallas, TX 752261699734731
  3. Jay Franklin, M.D.Dallas, TX 752261932173945
  4. George Heberton, MDDallas, TX 752261104265198
  5. Robert Kowal, MDDallas, TX 752261093779258
  6. Kevin Wheelan, MDDallas, TX 752261023066727
  7. Michael Bui, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301790976397
  8. Syed Saad, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301689088957

Common questions

What is Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043448285, issued on Jun 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 N Hall St Ste 400, Dallas, TX, 75226. Phone: (469) 800-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2451, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Praveen Kalipatnam Rao, M.D. had 1,187 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. 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.