Vinay Rao, MD, MPH

Primary specialty

Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 2082S0105X

License

MD20302 Issued in RI

Practice address

235 Plain St Ste 203
Providence, RI 02905-3241

Phone

(401) 444-2701

Fax

(401) 444-2740

NPI assigned

Jun 8, 2017

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in RI, MA2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Hand Surgery

Education

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lifespan Physician Group IncGroup PAC ID 2567455082, 1,151 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Rhode Island Hospital Hospital, Providence, RI, CCN 410007

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

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.

• Lifespan Physician Group, Inc.

  • General Practice Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1407116643

  Plastic Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lifespan Physician Group of Massachusetts Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Taunton, MA
  • NPI 1235957713
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• The Shriners' Hospital for Children

  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Springfield, MA
  • NPI 1285078444
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Lifespan Physician Group, Inc.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1568325678
  NPD
• The Shriners' Hospital for Children

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Springfield, MA
  • NPI 1811611825
  NPD
• Lifespan Physician Group, Inc.

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1548506793
  NPD (past)
• Shriners Hospitals for Children

  • Children's Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1376656538
  NPD (past)

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

• Rhode Island Hospital

  • Ambulance
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1053552299

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • Clinic/Center
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1154663383

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1588659528
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1972768174
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "number": "1700315009",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "235 PLAIN ST STE 203",
            "city": "PROVIDENCE",
            "state": "RI",
            "postal_code": "029053241",
            "telephone_number": "401-444-2701",
            "fax_number": "401-444-2740"
        },
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            "state": "RI",
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            "fax_number": "401-444-2740"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "795 Middle St",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Fall River",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "027211733",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "508-996-3991",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "RAO",
        "first_name": "VINAY",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD, MPH",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-06-08",
        "last_updated": "2026-06-22",
        "certification_date": "2026-06-22",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "2082S0105X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand",
            "state": "MA",
            "license": "1021711",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "2082S0105X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand",
            "state": "RI",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Asif E. Rangoonwala, DMD
• Megan L. Ranney, M.D.
• Ashleigh Rao, LCSW
• Sandra S. Rao, MD
• Sharanya Rao, PHD
• Sana Raoof, MD, PHD
• Solange Edith Raphael, MED.
• Abby Lynn Raposo, OD
• Carly Rapoza
• Benjamin Rapsas

• Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician in Providence, RI
• Providers in Providence, RI by specialty
• Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician in Rhode Island

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 22, 2026; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.