Ranga Rao, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Lawrenceville, GA
Ranga Rao, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and NPI 1760493837, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 047642, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ranga Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 047642 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 Gwinnette Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
- Phone
- (478) 251-1168
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260527000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ranga Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 047642Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,714 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl252 claims
- Buspirone Hcl232 claims
- Risperidone229 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate227 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate173 claims
- Haloperidol Decanoate155 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.
Ranga Rao among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia
Ranga Rao, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia
There are 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
All 1,291 in Georgia → Every provider in Lawrenceville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Chatham, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300461225484728
- Mark James, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300461609870179
- James Kim, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461073140265
- Julian Lane, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461801473418
- Dion Metzger, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300461609050541
- Maloa Affuembey, M.D.Lilburn, GA 300471114283553
- Ralph Alexander, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300451275616948
- Leigh Anne Harvey, MDLawrenceville, GA 300451265598395
Common questions
What is Ranga Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ranga Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760493837, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ranga Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 Gwinnette Drive, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. Phone: (478) 251-1168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ranga Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 047642, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ranga Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ranga Rao, M.D. had 3,714 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.