Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Chicago, IL
Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1881610319, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-116463, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shobha Lakshmi Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 036-116463 IL
4301079554 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-4200
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2022
- Fax
- (312) 942-3568
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070713000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shobha Lakshmi Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-116463Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shobha Lakshmi Rao among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D. is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Illinois
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Common questions
What is Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881610319, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-116463, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shobha Lakshmi Rao, M.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.