Physician

Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nikhil Rao, MD (NPI: 1275737850) practices radiation oncology in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sonoma, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CANCER THERAPY MEDICAL GROUP INC (NPI: 1649280520; TIN: 680486553) and primary practice location at 94928-2152.

Rao's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 200 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,096 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,069,931 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 77290 (Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved). Part D data shows 62 prescription claims across 36 beneficiaries totaling $1,026 in drug costs, led by Tamsulosin Hcl (Tamsulosin Hcl). 2017 DME data shows 34 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $214,595 to $1,069,931. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $2,669 to $1,026. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$535K$1.1M2015 Medicare payment: $214,595 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $200,380 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $149,778 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $776,030 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $671,177 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $705,123 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $912,135 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $800,168 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $834,066 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,069,931 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152843,377$214,595
20163493,087$200,380
20171921,777$149,778
20181394,162$776,030
20191563,312$671,177
20201553,427$705,123
20212024,424$912,135
20221813,881$800,168
20231774,395$834,066
20242005,096$1,069,931

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$2.0K$4.0K2015 Drug cost: $2,669 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $3,970 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $2,265 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,547 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,060 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,210 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,204 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,106 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,596 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,026 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201558125$2,669
201660149$3,970
20173698$2,265
2018N/R14$1,547
20192267$2,060
20203273$1,210
20214077$1,204
20223674$1,106
20233675$1,596
20243662$1,026

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$2.2K$4.3K2017 Medicare payment: $4,309 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R34$4,309
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
77290Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved122133$412
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more119119$182
77263Complex radiation therapy planning116124$137
77334Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device94212$114
77300Calculation of radiation therapy dose113454$59

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl241,663$264

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD (NPI 1275737850), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD?

Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD is linked to CANCER THERAPY MEDICAL GROUP INC (billing NPI 1649280520) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nikhil Gadahad Rao, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

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