Individual provider Active NPI

Vishal Rao

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
  • Charleston, SC
National Provider Identifier
1639563703
Registry record updated Aug 4, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RA0001X
License
89983 Issued in SC
Practice address
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-0010
Phone
(843) 792-1414
NPI assigned
Mar 26, 2015
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 4, 2023

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X 89983 SC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-0010

Mailing address

PO Box 751461
Charlotte, NC 28275-1461
Phone (843) 792-6200

Other practice location 1

1800 Orleans St
Baltimore, MD 21287-0010
Phone (410) 955-7911

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address direct@direct.musc.edu Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in SC
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20230824003729 SC Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyPractitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) 9739409772 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAlso: Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2015
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908
Phone (843) 792-1414

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Musc Medical Center Hospital, Charleston, SC, CCN 420004

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
79.02 of 100Reported as group
Quality
62.41
Promoting interoperability
99
Improvement activities
40

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol CurrentSince Aug 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol CurrentSince Aug 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Medical University Hospital Authority Past Accepting new patients

Locations

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone (843) 792-2123

1600 Midtown Ave
Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone (843) 284-6555

8992 University Blvd
North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone (843) 876-5555

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: vrao430171@direct.musc.edu

Organizations & group practices 3

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 6

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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