Physician

Llewelyn John Rao, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Llewelyn Rao, MD (NPI: 1518165448) practices ophthalmology in the Cleveland, OH market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cuyahoga, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA ASSOCIATES OF CLEVELAND, INC. (NPI: 1912991225; TIN: 34-1411937) and primary practice location at 44130-4823. Rao is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Medicare ACO, LLC (ACO ID: A2729), participating under the MSSP model.

Rao's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,653 traditional Medicare patients, billed 58,130 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $4,341,910 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 1,319 prescription claims across 386 beneficiaries totaling $31,321 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 83 records totaling $131,712. 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 risen steadily, from $1,926,015 to $4,341,910. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. 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$2.2M$4.3M2015 Medicare payment: $1,926,015 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,159,351 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,379,808 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,367,123 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,608,795 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,151,120 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,043,038 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $3,342,976 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $3,704,857 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $4,341,910 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,10410,981$1,926,015
20161,26712,071$2,159,351
20171,35212,544$2,379,808
20181,43713,676$2,367,123
20191,43514,604$2,608,795
20201,39311,912$2,151,120
20211,56015,096$3,043,038
20221,81621,712$3,342,976
20231,58746,381$3,704,857
20241,65358,130$4,341,910

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$19K$38K2015 Drug cost: $25,778 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $30,127 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $32,066 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $35,817 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $37,827 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $34,111 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $30,379 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $33,533 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $34,939 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $31,321 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015198608$25,778
2016250760$30,127
2017315884$32,066
20183421,028$35,817
20193671,027$37,827
20203261,022$34,111
2021348994$30,379
20223311,107$33,533
20233201,096$34,939
20243861,319$31,321

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = 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
67028Injection of drug into eye4742,107$83
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system861958$76
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system4221,225$58
92134Imaging of retina1,4343,840$27
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing722727$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate47014,465$12,742
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate773,161$3,422
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1475,255$2,404
OfloxacinOfloxacin1994,426$1,990
LatanoprostLatanoprost24711,611$1,711

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.55$5,274Genentech USA, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.28$126,437Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Llewelyn John Rao, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Llewelyn John Rao, MD (NPI 1518165448), 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 Llewelyn John Rao, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Llewelyn John Rao, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Cleveland Clinic Medicare ACO, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2729).

What billing organization is linked to Llewelyn John Rao, MD?

Llewelyn John Rao, MD is linked to RETINA ASSOCIATES OF CLEVELAND, INC. (billing NPI 1912991225) in the available physician profile data.

Does Llewelyn John Rao, MD have Open Payments data?

Llewelyn John Rao, MD has 83 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.