2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1245354729
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Robert Rho

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Seattle, Washington.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 24,810 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
375
Medicare Part D claims · 91 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
80%
generic claims · 20% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
79.2/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$14.6K
24 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Robert Rho reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.2/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 375 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

79.2/100
MIPS score · -4 vs avg
375
Part D claims, 2023
80%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Robert Rho's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

79 30th percentile higher than 30% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Robert Rho sits

This provider among cardiovascular disease physician peers

Across the 8,753 cardiovascular disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Robert Rho writes more Part D claims than 11% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 31% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.146.269.392.4Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentile
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one cardiovascular disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Robert Rho. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Robert Rho practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Robert Rho?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/19/2007

NPI 1245354729

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease Physician

Mid-sized

24,810 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

375 88% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,033

MIPS final score

79.2/100 3.9 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Washington

How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers

Washington providers
Mental Health Counselor8.6%Massage Therapist6.5%Counselor5.7%Behavior Technician4.5%Pharmacist4%Physical Therapist3.6%Cardiovascular Disease Physi…0.2%
Largest specialties in Washington (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Robert Rho's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cardiovascular Disease Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
79.2/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) - 79.2/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%79.2%
MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) - 79.2/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Robert Rho appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider at 325 9TH AVE, Seattle, WA, 98104, with a listed phone of (206) 731-3475. NPI 1245354729 was issued on 03/19/2007.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 375 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 91 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $89K in drug spend, split 20% brand-name and 80% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 79.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 74.5, Cost 56), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 24,810 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 3,033 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

325 9TH AVE
Seattle, WA 98104

Provider Details

NPI 1245354729
Specialty Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/19/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

79.168
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
74.5323
Quality
56.0276
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Robert Rho bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

King County Public Hospital District NO 2
Kirkland, WA
Overlake Medical Clinics LLC
Bellevue, WA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Robert Rho. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$14.6K

Largest payer

Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Robert Rho. To verify Robert Rho's current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases

WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Robert Rho - brand share 20.0%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician average

20% brand-name claims vs 80% generic, on 375 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

375
Total Claims
$89K
Total Drug Cost
91
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
722
Total Day Supply
21,333
Brand vs Generic
20% brand / 80% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$79K
Generic Drug Cost
$9K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.56
Gender Split
44% female / 56% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Robert Rho prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Ranolazine Er
Ranolazine
56
Metoprolol Succinate
51
Sotalol
Sotalol Hcl
45
Eliquis
Apixaban
41
Carvedilol
27
Amiodarone Hcl
25
Multaq
Dronedarone Hcl
17
Flecainide Acetate
15
Xarelto
Rivaroxaban
12
Atenolol
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview

How Robert Rho fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.

24,810
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider

Robert Rho's 375 claims are below the specialty average of 3,033.

Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Washington

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Rho.

Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Washington medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Robert Rho's specialty?
Robert Rho specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Seattle, Washington.
How much does Robert Rho prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Robert Rho wrote 375 Medicare Part D claims totaling $89K in drug costs for 91 beneficiaries.
What is Robert Rho's Medicare quality score?
Robert Rho has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.2/100 (Quality: 74.5, Cost: 56). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Robert Rho located?
Robert Rho is located at 325 9TH AVE, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 731-3475.
What is Robert Rho's NPI number?
Robert Rho's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245354729, issued on 03/19/2007.
Does Robert Rho prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Robert Rho's prescribing is 20% brand-name and 80% generic drugs by claim count, with $79K in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 24,810 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Robert Rho prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Robert Rho's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ranolazine Er, Metoprolol Succinate, Sotalol. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Robert Rho accept Medicare?
Robert Rho appears in CMS Medicare data with 375 Part D claims and 91 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Robert Rho's credentials?
Robert Rho's NPI is 1245354729. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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