Ricardo Rao, MD in Saint Louis, MO - Medicare Vascular Surgery

Ricardo Rao, MD is a medicare enrolled "Surgery - Vascular Surgery" physician in Saint Louis, Missouri. He went to University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine and graduated in 1987 and has 37 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Vascular Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Midwest Vascular And General Surgery Inc, Midwest Vascular And General Surgery Inc and his current practice location is 3023 N Ballas Rd, Suite 210d, Saint Louis, Missouri. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (314) 993-9229.

Ricardo Rao is licensed to practice in Missouri (license number R3J01) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1427029362.

Contact Information

	Ricardo Rao, MD
	3023 N Ballas Rd, Suite 210d, Saint Louis, MO 63131-2330
	(314) 993-9229
	(314) 993-8398

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Ricardo Rao
Gender	Male
Speciality	Vascular Surgery
Experience	37 Years
Location	3023 N Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, Missouri
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Ricardo Rao attended and graduated from University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine in 1987

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1427029362
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/30/2006
Last Update Date: 06/27/2014

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 3173421849
Enrollment ID: I20040602000396

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ricardo Rao such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1427029362	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
2086S0129X	Surgery - Vascular Surgery	R3J01 (Missouri)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Missouri Baptist Medical Center	Town and country, MO	Hospital
St Lukes Hospital	Chesterfield, MO	Hospital
Barnes Jewish Hospital	Saint louis, MO	Hospital
Christian Hospital Northeast	Saint louis, MO	Hospital
Barnes-jewish West County Hospital	Creve coeur, MO	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Midwest Vascular And General Surgery Inc	3375539612	2
Midwest Vascular And General Surgery Inc	3375539612	2

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Ricardo Rao allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Midwest Vascular & General Surgery Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1366413429 PECOS PAC ID: 3375539612 Enrollment ID: O20050110000249

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Ricardo Rao is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Ricardo Rao, MD Po Box 790056, Saint Louis, MO 63179-0056 Ph: (314) 989-0400	Ricardo Rao, MD 3023 N Ballas Rd, Suite 210d, Saint Louis, MO 63131-2330 Ph: (314) 993-9229

Reviews and Comments

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Ricardo Rao, MD - Medicare Vascular Surgery in Saint Louis, MO