Rakesh Hegde, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Waterbury, CT
Rakesh Hegde, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Waterbury, Connecticut, and NPI 1164759924, issued on Nov 14, 2009. Check the license on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh Hegde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 2018021676 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06708
- Phone
- (770) 695-0671
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- 200059155 MO
1164759924 MO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250618000169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 64 Robbins Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Elson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508009127
- David Goldwag, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1245261551
- Lukas Saile, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013836188
- Jacob Silverman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366186389
Verify Rakesh Hegde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
351 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 94 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoclopramide Hcl62 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl59 claims
- Metronidazole57 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate42 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Sucralfate14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $108.57
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Chs Physician Partners PCRoslyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakesh Hegde among 54 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Connecticut
Rakesh Hegde, M.D. is one of 54 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 87% 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 54 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 54 in Connecticut → Every provider in Waterbury → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stuart Bussell, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101881636447
- Marc Casasanta, MDDanbury, CT 068101124281530
- Steven Hirshorn, M.D.Bridgeport, CT 066061699771683
- John Monson, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101982851119
- Andrea Marcus, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241760877625
- Nicole Saur, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241902033145
- Scott Thornton, MDFairfield, CT 068241750351995
- Ryan Bendl, D.O.Norwalk, CT 068501376858985
Common questions
What is Rakesh Hegde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rakesh Hegde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164759924, issued on Nov 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh Hegde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT, 06708. Phone: (770) 695-0671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh Hegde, M.D.'s license?
Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rakesh Hegde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh Hegde, M.D. had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rakesh Hegde, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.