Nitya Tangada Rao, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

2025-00758 Issued in NC

Practice address

Medical Center Blvd
Winston Salem, NC 27157-0001

Phone

(336) 716-4091

Fax

(336) 716-7994

NPI assigned

May 20, 2021

Last updated

Dec 4, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

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 NC

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

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Wake Forest University Health SciencesGroup PAC ID 4486564952, 2,633 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• North Carolina Baptist Hospital Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC, CCN 340047

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: nrao3018371@carolinashealthcaresystem.direct-ci.com

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

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1003803032
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1063480531
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1114995677
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  dba Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1144211301
  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  dba Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1609162098

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital

  dba Winston East Pediatrics

  • Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician
  • Winston Salem, NC
  • NPI 1912179219

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "WINSTON SALEM",
            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "336-716-4091",
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            "city": "Austin",
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        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2021-05-20",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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}

• Nikisha Ranger
• Christopher David Rankin, D.O.
• Jackson Lance Rankin, MD
• Rebecca Rankin, MA
• Joshua Ransom, PHARMD
• Shiva Kumar Rao, MD
• Sandeep Raparla, M.B.B.S.
• Haley Raper, LCSW-A
• James Dotson Raper, PH.D., LPC-S
• Donald Rapp III, PT, DPT, CSCS

• Ophthalmology Physician in Winston Salem, NC
• Providers in Winston Salem, NC by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 4, 2025; 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.