Vijaya L. Rao
Gastroenterology Physician · Chicago, IL
Vijaya L. Rao is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1871892117, issued on Mar 25, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036134531, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaya L. Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 036134531 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (888) 824-0200
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171002003428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijaya L. Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036134531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
234 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium49 claims
- Gavilyte-G48 claims
- Omeprazole29 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes18 claims
- Linzess14 claims
- Lansoprazole12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rush University Medical GroupOak Brook, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaya L. Rao among 887 gastroenterology physician records in Illinois
Vijaya L. Rao is one of 887 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Vijaya L. Rao's NPI number?
Vijaya L. Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871892117, issued on Mar 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaya L. Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (888) 824-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaya L. Rao's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036134531, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijaya L. Rao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaya L. Rao had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijaya L. Rao's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.