NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Silpa Rao, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Morganton, NC

Silpa Rao, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1841573813, issued on Sep 26, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01355, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841573813
Name
Silpa Rao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2016-01355 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2209 S Sterling St Ste 300, Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 580-4010
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2011
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2023
Fax
(828) 580-4009
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161005000350); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2209 S Sterling St Ste 300

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  4. Lisa Mull, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033531421

Verify Silpa Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2016-01355    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,920 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. Silpa Rao5,920
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium426 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium325 claims
  3. Omeprazole304 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate264 claims
  5. Lisinopril263 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium209 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: $132.44

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Silpa Rao$132.44
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMorganton, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Silpa Rao among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Silpa Rao, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Morganton

They are 35 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Braun, MDMorganton, NC 286551699735068
  2. Deborah Davis, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551194767145
  3. Glenn Gould, DOMorganton, NC 286551164469011
  4. Roger Hill, MDMorganton, NC 286551639175706
  5. Diaa Hussein, MDMorganton, NC 286551649239633
  6. William Johanson, M.DMorganton, NC 286551316987043
  7. Mark McManus, MDMorganton, NC 286551558304097
  8. Edward Plyler, M.D.Morganton, NC 286551316988058

Common questions

What is Silpa Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Silpa Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841573813, issued on Sep 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Silpa Rao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2209 S Sterling St Ste 300, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-4010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Silpa Rao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01355, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Silpa Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Silpa Rao, M.D. had 5,920 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.