Sheldon Rao
Pulmonary Disease Physician · El Paso, TX
Sheldon Rao is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1063934354, issued on Jul 9, 2017. Check the license (Texas U3630, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheldon Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- U3630 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
- Phone
- (915) 215-5200
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2023
- Fax
- (915) 215-8640
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230829002159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheldon Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U3630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa39 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere22 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta20 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate12 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol12 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: $177.69
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheldon Rao among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Sheldon Rao is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harold Hughes, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051699703124
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- Landy Luna Diaz, M.DEl Paso, TX 799051215469341
- Nils NickelEl Paso, TX 799051528488731
- Manuel Rivera, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051083642037
- Erasto Cortes, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021154321263
- Gonzalo Diaz, MDEl Paso, TX 799021134129240
- Emilio Gonzalez-Ayala, MDEl Paso, TX 799021366441701
Common questions
What is Sheldon Rao's NPI number?
Sheldon Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063934354, issued on Jul 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheldon Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 215-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheldon Rao's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U3630, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sheldon Rao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheldon Rao had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.