Robert Rao, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Arlington Heights, IL
Robert Rao, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1437114485, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036085328, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036085328 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 880 W Central RD # 5000, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
- Phone
- (847) 618-3800
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 618-3809
- Medicaid ID
- 036085328 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040930000856); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Robert Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036085328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $416.50
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Arlington Heights →
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Common questions
What is Robert Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437114485, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 880 W Central RD # 5000, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. Phone: (847) 618-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036085328, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Rao, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Rao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.7 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.