Sheila Rao, PA
Physician Assistant · Bethesda, MD
Sheila Rao, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1013962901, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheila Rao
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 085-002478 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8600 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Phone
- (301) 896-2578
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081024000420); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheila Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Professional Services OF Holy CrossSilver Spring, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheila Rao among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland
Sheila Rao, PA is one of 3,224 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 1,974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
115 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bethesda
They are 115 of the 7,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethesda, and 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Sheila Rao, PA's NPI number?
Sheila Rao, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013962901, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheila Rao, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8600 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD, 20814. Phone: (301) 896-2578. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheila Rao, PA's license?
Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sheila Rao, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheila Rao, PA had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.