Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · La Mesa, CA
Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1154617306, issued on Jun 27, 2011. Check the license (California C202218, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ravishankar E. Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License number
- C202218 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8851 Center Dr Ste 500, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 740-5757
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251010001924); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8851 Center Dr Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Brown, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629430814
- Kim Ann Dang, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1760872188
- Hideyuki Murakami, MDFamily Medicine Physician1467959965
Verify Ravishankar E. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C202218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
3,279 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 125 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium213 claims
- Lisinopril153 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium131 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
- Omeprazole104 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate92 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): 71.8 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: $429.41
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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
- Sharpcare Medical Group ApcLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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- Jason Alvarado, M.D.Harbor City, CA1306229844
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Common questions
What is Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154617306, issued on Jun 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8851 Center Dr Ste 500, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 740-5757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C202218, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D. had 3,279 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ravishankar E. Rao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.