Promila B. Rao, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Promila B. Rao, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1518943000, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 24541, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Promila B. Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 24541 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-6771
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 434-3955
- Medicaid ID
- 245416 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050321000905); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3 Richland Medical Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Annette Darby-Rauch, PAPhysician Assistant1639404858
- Sarah Dorey, NP-CNurse Practitioner1801331830
- Michele Frazier, M.ED.Audiologist1699852160
- Andrea Griffin, APRN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1669911087
- Kenneth Johns, M.AUD.Audiologist1063599512
Verify Promila B. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24541Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Promila B. Rao among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Promila B. Rao, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Promila B. Rao, MD's NPI number?
Promila B. Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518943000, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Promila B. Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-6771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Promila B. Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 24541, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Promila B. Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Promila B. Rao, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Promila B. Rao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.