Prethy Rao, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bellaire, TX
Prethy Rao, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1982967998, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (Texas S9209, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prethy Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- S9209 TX
79681 GA
4301101141 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6565 West Loop S Ste 400, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 799-9975
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 799-1095
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210208001389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prethy Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S9209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
413 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate120 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine99 claims
- Atropine Sulfate39 claims
- Ofloxacin39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol27 claims
- Erythromycin16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $25,461.29
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Retina And Vitreous OF Texas PLLCBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prethy Rao among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Prethy Rao, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Bellaire
They are 27 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellaire, and 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Prethy Rao, MD's NPI number?
Prethy Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982967998, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prethy Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 West Loop S Ste 400, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 799-9975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prethy Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S9209, 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 Prethy Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prethy Rao, MD had 413 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Prethy Rao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), 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.