Sonia Nisha Rao, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Sonia Nisha Rao, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1811635279, issued on May 25, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT233247, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonia Nisha Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- MT233247 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 834 Walnut St Ste 650, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 955-5161
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 834 Walnut St Ste 650
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sonia Nisha Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT233247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $24.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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.
Sonia Nisha Rao among 332 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania
Sonia Nisha Rao, MD is one of 332 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 85% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 332 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Catalano, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071417118415
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- Sara Kass-Gergi, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071053844373
- Paul Kinniry, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071427006675
- Ron Leong, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071851738538
- Nikhil MadanPhiladelphia, PA 191071275794448
- Tamara Mahr, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071124184890
- David Oxman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071306826680
Common questions
What is Sonia Nisha Rao, MD's NPI number?
Sonia Nisha Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811635279, issued on May 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonia Nisha Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 834 Walnut St Ste 650, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 955-5161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonia Nisha Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT233247, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sonia Nisha Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonia Nisha Rao, MD had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.