Dr. Ramanath Rao, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rao
Dr. Ramanath Rao is an optician specialist in Zephyrhills, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rao performed 3,255 Medicare services across 2,130 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rao received a total of $4,740 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 225 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rao is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 66856 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 441 | $64 | $91 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 335 | $96 | $120 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 248 | $6 | $75 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 214 | $64 | $80 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 201 | $148 | $197 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 184 | $86 | $130 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 128 | $11 | $14 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 126 | $90 | $113 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 119 | $3 | $8 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 108 | $16 | $24 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 92 | $26 | $35 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 90 | $20 | $27 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 90 | $68 | $105 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 78 | $22 | $31 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 67 | $10 | $14 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 63 | $334 | $462 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 53 | $63 | $85 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 52 | $34 | $61 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 50 | $27 | $35 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 47 | $193 | $388 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 41 | $145 | $191 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 37 | $19 | $24 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 37 | $505 | $644 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $120 | $167 |
| Coronary stent placement | 35 | $476 | $646 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 32 | $29 | $58 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 32 | $7 | $11 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 28 | $41 | $53 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 24 | $146 | $195 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 23 | $11 | $15 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 22 | $16 | $22 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 21 | $850 | $1,064 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 21 | $16 | $23 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 20 | $39 | $53 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 19 | $43 | $70 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $244 | $419 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 13 | $68 | $112 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 11 | $97 | $121 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Rao is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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