2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1336467018 MD
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SURAJ RAO, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in AVENTURA, Florida. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 591 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
79%
generic claims · 21% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$1.5K
80 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

SURAJ RAO, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 3,841 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

75/100
MIPS score · -8 vs avg
4K
Part D claims, 2023
79%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

SURAJ RAO, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

SURAJ RAO, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about SURAJ RAO, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/05/2010

NPI 1336467018

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease Physician

Mid-sized

24,795 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

3,841 27% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,033

MIPS final score

75/100 8.099999999999994% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers

Cardiovascular Disease Physician share within Florida

1. Cardiovascular Disease Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician share within Florida

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

SURAJ RAO, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cardiovascular Disease Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
75/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) — 75/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%75%
MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) — 75/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

SURAJ RAO, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider holding MD credentials at 21097 NE 27TH CT STE 100, AVENTURA, FL, 33180, with a listed phone of (305) 792-0012. NPI 1336467018 was issued on 05/05/2010. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what RAO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,841 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 591 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $851K in drug spend, split 21% brand-name and 79% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 24,795 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 3,033 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

21097 NE 27TH CT STE 100
AVENTURA, FL 33180

Provider Details

NPI 1336467018
Specialty Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/05/2010

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

75
Final Score
Avg: 83.1

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where SURAJ RAO, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

SAVANNAH MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
SAVANNAH, GA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for SURAJ RAO, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.5K

Largest payer

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SURAJ RAO, MD. To verify SURAJ RAO, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

SURAJ RAO, MD — brand share 21.0%
Specialty average (est.)

21% brand-name claims vs 79% generic, on 3,841 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

3,841
Total Claims
$851K
Total Drug Cost
591
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,254
Total Day Supply
275,297
Brand vs Generic
21% brand / 79% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$777K
Generic Drug Cost
$74K
Antibiotic Claims
43

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.51
Gender Split
47% female / 53% male
Age Distribution
<65: 40, 65-74: 239, 75-84: 246, 85+: 66

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What SURAJ RAO, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Carvedilol
249
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
249
Furosemide
246
Eliquis
Apixaban
241
Atorvastatin Calcium
235
Amlodipine Besylate
186
Metoprolol Succinate
173
Rosuvastatin Calcium
173
Lisinopril
142
Entresto
Sacubitril/Valsartan
138

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview

How SURAJ RAO, MD fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.

24,795
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider

SURAJ RAO, MD's 3,841 claims are above the specialty average of 3,033.

Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as RAO.

Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SURAJ RAO, MD's specialty?
SURAJ RAO, MD specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in AVENTURA, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does SURAJ RAO, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, SURAJ RAO, MD wrote 3,841 Medicare Part D claims totaling $851K in drug costs for 591 beneficiaries.
What is SURAJ RAO, MD's Medicare quality score?
SURAJ RAO, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is SURAJ RAO, MD located?
SURAJ RAO, MD is located at 21097 NE 27TH CT STE 100, AVENTURA, FL, 33180. Phone: (305) 792-0012.
What is SURAJ RAO, MD's NPI number?
SURAJ RAO, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336467018, issued on 05/05/2010.
Does SURAJ RAO, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
SURAJ RAO, MD's prescribing is 21% brand-name and 79% generic drugs by claim count, with $777K in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 24,795 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does SURAJ RAO, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, SURAJ RAO, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Carvedilol, Clopidogrel, Furosemide. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does SURAJ RAO, MD accept Medicare?
SURAJ RAO, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,841 Part D claims and 591 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify SURAJ RAO, MD's credentials?
SURAJ RAO, MD's NPI is 1336467018 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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