Shaline Rao, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Washington, DC
Shaline Rao, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1174724827, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shaline Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 266511 NY
22262 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Phone
- (202) 629-3562
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160215002209); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shaline Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
419 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto74 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate56 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Furosemide27 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Torsemide20 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): 84.5 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: $22,180.88
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shaline Rao among 12 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in District of Columbia
Shaline Rao, MD is one of 12 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 0% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 12 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in District of Columbia.
All 12 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Lam, M.D.Washington, DC 200071881984110
- Junaid AkhterWashington, DC 200101437946555
- Cristobal Balmaceda AlmeidaWashington, DC 200101629997317
- Mark Hofmeyer, M.D.Washington, DC 200101194926071
- Ahmed Khan, MDWashington, DC 200101154742286
- Samer Najjar, M.D.Washington, DC 200101841347192
- Mohamed RezkWashington, DC 200101780480780
- Farooq Sheikh, M.D.Washington, DC 200101205989068
Common questions
What is Shaline Rao, MD's NPI number?
Shaline Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174724827, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shaline Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20001. Phone: (202) 629-3562. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shaline Rao, MD's license?
Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shaline Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shaline Rao, MD had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shaline Rao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.