Anita K. Rao, M.D.

Primary specialty

Interventional Pain Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 208VP0014X

License

01070557 Issued in IN

Practice address

601 Gateway Blvd N
Chesterton, IN 46304-9658

Phone

(219) 921-1444

Fax

(219) 921-5303

NPI assigned

Apr 27, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pain Management

Education

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Rci (WRS) LLCGroup PAC ID 5092624510, shared by 17 NPIs, 325 clinicians

Lakeshore Bone and Joint Institute, PCGroup PAC ID 3173500519, 82 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Mary Medical Center Inc Hospital, Hobart, IN, CCN 150034
• Franciscan Health Crown Point Hospital, Crown Point, IN, CCN 150126
• Northwest Health - Porter Hospital, Valparaiso, IN, CCN 150035
• Northwest Health-la Porte Hospital, La Porte, IN, CCN 150006
• Franciscan Health Michigan City Hospital, Michigan City, IN, CCN 150015

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.8 of 100Reported as group

Quality

81.02

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.12

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute, PC

  • Specialist
  • Chesterton, IN
  • NPI 1508853953

  Pain Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Atlanta Colon and Rectal Surgery, PA

  • Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1356382865
  NPD (past)
• Atlanta Sports Medicine Surgery Center

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1225179716
  NPD (past)
• Medical Center Anesthesia, LTD.

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Hoffman Estates, IL
  • NPI 1184689838

  Interventional Pain Medicine

  NPD (past)
• Metro Atlanta Pain, LLC

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1811159320
  NPD (past)
• University Anesthesiologists SC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1073558136

  Pain Medicine

  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Franciscan Health Crown Point

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Crown Point, IN
  • NPI 1336205798
  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health Michigan City

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Porte, IN
  • NPI 1679336747
  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health Michigan City

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Michigan City, IN
  • NPI 1710051941
  Care Compare affiliation
• La Porte Hospital Company LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Porte, IN
  • NPI 1750746285
  Care Compare affiliation
• Porter Hospital LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Valparaiso, IN
  • NPI 1215151154
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Mary Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hobart, IN
  • NPI 1558463745
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Mary Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hobart, IN
  • NPI 1962504175
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "CHESTERTON",
            "state": "IN",
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            "telephone_number": "219-921-1444",
            "fax_number": "219-921-5303"
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        "credential": "M.D.",
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        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-04-27",
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        "certification_date": "2024-12-17",
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        }
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}

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• Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Chesterton, IN
• Providers in Chesterton, IN by specialty
• Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Indiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 17, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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