Shobha S. Rao, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Temple, TX
Shobha S. Rao, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1578523486, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8101, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shobha S. Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- J8101 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 117536606 TX
117536604 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2401 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shobha S. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $18.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.
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- Phylliss Chappell, M.D.Houston, TX1689674699
- Sigy Chathanatt, DODallas, TX1346306347
- Becky ChoungHouston, TX1720729718
Common questions
What is Shobha S. Rao, MD's NPI number?
Shobha S. Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578523486, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shobha S. Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shobha S. Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8101, 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.
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.