Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1558525378, issued on Jul 10, 2008. Check the license (California A117090, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Usha Sathishchandra Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A117090 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 514-3398
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110620000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Usha Sathishchandra Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A117090Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,252 Medicare Part D claims for 703 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost624 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol439 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate356 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate177 claims
- Timolol Maleate109 claims
- Cyclosporine82 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: $24.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Usha Sathishchandra Rao among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD's NPI number?
Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558525378, issued on Jul 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 514-3398. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A117090, 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 Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Usha Sathishchandra Rao, MD had 2,252 Medicare Part D claims for 703 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.