Shishir Rao
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Shishir Rao is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1942707880, issued on Apr 8, 2018. Check the license (California 20A19987, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shishir Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 20A19987 CA
009092 AZ
R2958 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Zonal Ave # 720, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- Phone
- (520) 626-2761
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Fax
- (520) 626-6020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250717002915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shishir Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A19987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of 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
- Inpatient Specialists OF California PCSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shishir Rao among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Shishir Rao is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 California 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 California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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- Nilo Arnaiz, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951386678498
- John Belperio, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951285659482
- Christopher Cooper, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951588680482
- Steven Dubinett, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951144255878
- Tomas Ganz, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951083639264
- Michael Keane, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951124047600
Common questions
What is Shishir Rao's NPI number?
Shishir Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942707880, issued on Apr 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shishir Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Zonal Ave # 720, Los Angeles, CA, 90089. Phone: (520) 626-2761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shishir Rao's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A19987, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shishir Rao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shishir Rao had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.