Suresh Rao, M.D,
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Suresh Rao, M.D, is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1689753188, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (California A63778, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suresh Rao
- Credential
- M.D,
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A63778 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 441-1122
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1701 E Cesar E Chavez Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Suresh Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63778Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,633 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto231 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium189 claims
- Farxiga176 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate161 claims
- Carvedilol136 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er123 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,209.61
57 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- East Los Angeles Cardiology Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,322 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Suresh Rao, M.D,'s NPI number?
Suresh Rao, M.D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689753188, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suresh Rao, M.D, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 441-1122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suresh Rao, M.D,'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A63778, 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 Suresh Rao, M.D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suresh Rao, M.D, had 2,633 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suresh Rao, M.D,'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.