Vishal Rao
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Charleston, SC
Vishal Rao is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1639563703, issued on Mar 26, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 89983, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vishal Rao
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 89983 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230824003729); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vishal Rao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 89983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
438 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide39 claims
- Spironolactone35 claims
- Entresto34 claims
- Carvedilol24 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Jardiance22 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,358.87
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vishal Rao among 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina
Vishal Rao is one of 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 31 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in South Carolina.
All 31 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Craig, MDCharleston, SC 294251073621934
- Thomas Di Salvo, MDCharleston, SC 294251932296050
- Heather Henderson, MDCharleston, SC 294251356480966
- Brian Houston, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251700043882
- Chakradhari Inampudi, M.B.B.SCharleston, SC 294251508093311
- Gregory Jackson, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251518284843
- Daniel Judge, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251790726917
- Sheldon Litwin, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251861447989
Common questions
What is Vishal Rao's NPI number?
Vishal Rao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639563703, issued on Mar 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vishal Rao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vishal Rao's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 89983, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vishal Rao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vishal Rao had 438 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vishal Rao's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.