Samir S. Rao, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Chevy Chase, MD
Samir S. Rao, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1710111885, issued on May 5, 2009. Check the license (Maryland 00075574, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir S. Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- 00075574 MD
MD040885 DC
0101253704 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 652-7700
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 907-6590
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130621000035); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samir S. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license 00075574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,030.99
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Center For Plastic Surgery, PCChevy Chase, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir S. Rao among 118 plastic surgery physician records in Maryland
Samir S. Rao, M.D. is one of 118 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 83% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 118 plastic surgery physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Brown, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151275588857
- James Bruno, MDChevy Chase, MD 208151861439887
- Jules Feledy, MDChevy Chase, MD 208151508883521
- Ornela Kutzke, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151932597416
- Sheilah Lynch, M.DChevy Chase, MD 208151619982931
- Wendell MilesChevy Chase, MD 208151770671778
- Gordon Price, MDChevy Chase, MD 208151245371954
- Carlos Campa MaldonadoBethesda, MD 208141003317934
Common questions
What is Samir S. Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samir S. Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710111885, issued on May 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir S. Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 652-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir S. Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 00075574, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samir S. Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir S. Rao, M.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.