Vijaykumar Rao, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · South Holland, IL
Vijaykumar Rao, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in South Holland, Illinois, and NPI 1811967730, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036058283, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaykumar Rao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036058283 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17225 Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL 60473
- Phone
- (708) 474-8700
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2024
- Fax
- (708) 474-9730
- Medicaid ID
- 036058283 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040202000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 572 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 17225 Paxton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ciara Murabito, MS, RD, LDNRenal Nutrition Registered Dietitian1215645593
- Waseem Zaid Alkilani, MDNephrology Physician1063897189
Verify Vijaykumar 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 036058283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,176 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol222 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate205 claims
- Furosemide125 claims
- Velphoro107 claims
- Auryxia76 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl35 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: $748.99
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Associates IN Nephrology SCSouth Holland, IL
- Specialty Physicians OF Illinois LLCOlympia Fields, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaykumar Rao among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Vijaykumar Rao, M.D. is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in South Holland → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Waseem Zaid Alkilani, MDSouth Holland, IL 604731063897189
- Ronald Hamburger, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631932132636
- Abdol Azaran, M.D.Orland Park, IL 604621578563912
- Adel Samad, M.D.Orland Park, IL 604621033427794
- Edwin Cook, D.O.Olympia Fields, IL 604611508952011
- Sangeet Dhillon-Jhattu, M.D.Olympia Fields, IL 604611912240797
- Chidinma Ekenna, M.D.Olympia Fields, IL 604611659750743
- Khalid Elharrif, MDOlympia Fields, IL 604611487150306
Common questions
What is Vijaykumar Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vijaykumar Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811967730, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaykumar Rao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17225 Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473. Phone: (708) 474-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaykumar Rao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036058283, 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 Vijaykumar Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaykumar Rao, M.D. had 1,176 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.