Shyam Rao, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Long Beach, CA
Shyam Rao, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1568729580, issued on Apr 15, 2012. Check the license (California A129042, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shyam Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A129042 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
- Phone
- (562) 491-9000
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150630002811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1050 Linden Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elijah AbdelmeseehHospitalist Physician1346827631
- Kasra Afzali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154070811
- Thulfiqar Aljashamy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538746573
- Christopher Allahverdian, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992382949
- Alexis Amonic, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427686476
- Sten Andersen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104575844
Verify Shyam Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A129042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $19.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Rao Healthcare IncLong Beach, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Shyam Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shyam Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568729580, issued on Apr 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shyam Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 491-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shyam Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A129042, 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 Shyam Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shyam Rao, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims; 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.