Dr. Arun Rao, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rao
Dr. Arun Rao is a medical oncology specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rao performed 27,798 Medicare services across 1,546 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rao received a total of $5,368 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 305 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 11,500 | $0 | $2 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 9,300 | $0 | $5 |
| Epoetin alfa injection (Retacrit) for anemia | 1,116 | $6 | $28 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 880 | $0 | $1 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 680 | $1 | $114 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 663 | $8 | $36 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 572 | $8 | $20 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 512 | $10 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 406 | $62 | $250 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 237 | $22 | $157 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 192 | $10 | $96 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 183 | $94 | $368 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 155 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 153 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 153 | $9 | $35 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 119 | $101 | $707 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 109 | $9 | $56 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 102 | $47 | $313 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 94 | $20 | $128 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 81 | $6 | $31 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 74 | $17 | $60 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 70 | $50 | $344 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 68 | $2 | $19 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 61 | $19 | $99 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 53 | $20 | $114 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 51 | $1 | $7 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique | 42 | $43 | $289 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 36 | $22 | $161 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 27 | $159 | $709 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 25 | $5 | $26 |
| Beta-2 microglobulin (protein) level | 20 | $16 | $96 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 19 | $15 | $76 |
| Folic acid level test | 19 | $14 | $73 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 13 | $102 | $470 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 13 | $90 | $657 |
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 (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.9 mi
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 mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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