Purnima Iyer Rao, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Houston, TX
Purnima Iyer Rao, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1801982087, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6595, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Purnima Iyer Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- L6595 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2414 University Blvd Ste 200, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 442-7300
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 159192706 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110124000506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Purnima Iyer Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6595Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol29 claims
- Alendronate Sodium13 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
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Purnima Iyer Rao among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas
Purnima Iyer Rao, MD is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leslie Cohan, M.D.Houston, TX 770051457316564
- Jenni Groves, DOHouston, TX 770051932527207
- Tiffany Tarrant, MDHouston, TX 770051295882173
- Peter Weston, M.D.Houston, TX 770051043208028
- Isam Balat, M.D.Houston, TX 770041417914037
- Lavoris Brown-Smith, MDHouston, TX 770061245582014
- L Carroll, MD P AHouston, TX 770041467468165
- Laura Chelu, M.D.Houston, TX 770041003079070
Common questions
What is Purnima Iyer Rao, MD's NPI number?
Purnima Iyer Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801982087, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Purnima Iyer Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2414 University Blvd Ste 200, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 442-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Purnima Iyer Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6595, 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 Purnima Iyer Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Purnima Iyer Rao, MD had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.