Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Rochester, MN
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1932840006, issued on Apr 5, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 74848, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 74848 MN
32690 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230815002589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 74848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl43 claims
- Methocarbamol24 claims
- Cefadroxil20 claims
- Dexamethasone19 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium12 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl11 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: $4.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Brainlab, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao among 174 neurological surgery physician records in Minnesota
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD is one of 174 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 73% 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 83% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 112 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 174 neurological surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 174 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Ahn, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051932155587
- John Atkinson, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051740250752
- Michelle Clarke, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051437136355
- Dudley Davis, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051245218635
- Jeremy Fogelson, MDRochester, MN 559051871565606
- William Krauss, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051164492252
- Giuseppe Lanzino, MDRochester, MN 559051437104551
- Kendall Lee, MDRochester, MN 559051275544066
Common questions
What is Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD's NPI number?
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932840006, issued on Apr 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 74848, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimha Rao, MD had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.