NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Mission Viejo, CA

Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1932349651, issued on Feb 21, 2009. Check the license (California 141786, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932349651
Name
Vikas Yallapragada Rao
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
141786 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26732 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone
(949) 388-7190
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 388-7150
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161027001286); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kira Babb, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730318767
  2. Timothy Byron, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1881694107
  3. Victor Cachia, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1154363984
  4. Nancy Carlson, R N CA LIC 256081Registered Nurse1578565594
  5. Visoth Chan, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1669716791
  6. Rosemary Clarke, RNFARegistered Nurse1265499396

Verify Vikas Yallapragada Rao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vikas Rao44
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel12 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: $975.08

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, 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.

  1. Vikas Rao$975
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vikas Yallapragada Rao among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 55% 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 California 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 California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keun-Young Kim, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911659577286
  2. Chiedozie Nwagwu, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911669552808
  3. Sylvain Palmer, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911508971912
  4. Alexander Taghva, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911548439920
  5. Asterios Tsimpas, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911093919946
  6. Minh Tran, M.D.Westminster, CA 926831508991928
  7. Jeffrey Gross, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771407961188
  8. William Loudon, MDLaguna Niguel, CA 926771437265816

Common questions

What is Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932349651, issued on Feb 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 388-7190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 141786, 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 Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vikas Yallapragada Rao, M.D. had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.