Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,147 | 117 | 59.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,800 | 1 | 33.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $297.35 | 2 | 5.6% |
| Education | $91.99 | 2 | 1.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | $2,350 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| Davol Inc. | $532.00 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $337.87 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $286.88 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| CSL Behring | $207.55 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $202.25 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $175.03 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $95.71 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Kerecis Limited | $95.61 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $94.94 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $416.50 | 18 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($95.71) |
| 2023 | $568.45 | 18 | Ethicon US, LLC ($260.88) |
| 2022 | $47.82 | 3 | Davol Inc. ($35.91) |
| 2021 | $26.56 | 2 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation ($14.14) |
| 2020 | $65.36 | 3 | Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC ($28.47) |
| 2019 | $591.82 | 18 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($144.58) |
| 2018 | $665.41 | 20 | DAVOL INC. ($313.57) |
| 2017 | $2,955 | 40 | Covidien LP ($2,331) |
All Payment Transactions
122 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | TRUNODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.54 | General |
| Category: Breast and Skeletal Health | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | TRUNODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.39 | General |
| Category: Breast and Skeletal Health | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.58 | General |
| 09/25/2024 | Sirius Medical Systems | PINTUITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.50 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OASIS (Device), STRAVIX PL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.21 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rezum Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.18 | General |
| Category: rezum_URO | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rezum Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.10 | General |
| Category: rezum_URO | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.85 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.04 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rezum Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.75 | General |
| Category: rezum_URO | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.86 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rezum Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.68 | General |
| Category: rezum_URO | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.78 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.67 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Trevena, Inc. | OLINVYK (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.45 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.92 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.42 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide, Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.94 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | Trevena, Inc. | OLINVYK (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.20 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Monaghan Medical Corporation | AeroChamber (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.05 | General |
| Category: Chamber | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.74 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.39 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/23/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.41 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 713 | 873 | $315,767 | $95,965 |
| 2022 | 16 | 564 | 717 | $247,933 | $79,334 |
| 2021 | 11 | 513 | 667 | $151,045 | $64,899 |
| 2020 | 12 | 403 | 515 | $144,120 | $50,787 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
60 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 221 | 297 | $51,975 | $20,797 | 40.0% |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $56,882 | $17,614 | 31.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 132 | $19,008 | $8,931 | 47.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 74 | $18,204 | $7,460 | 41.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 54 | $21,654 | $7,433 | 34.3% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $29,750 | $6,994 | 23.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $17,836 | $6,365 | 35.7% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $41,561 | $3,836 | 9.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $8,470 | $2,848 | 33.6% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $16,939 | $2,639 | 15.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $7,889 | $2,638 | 33.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $5,620 | $2,238 | 39.8% |
| 38900 | Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,280 | $2,028 | 27.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $2,884 | $1,425 | 49.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $1,253 | 40.7% |
| 76998 | Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,200 | $880.16 | 27.5% |
| 76098 | X-ray of surgical specimen | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $1,500 | $258.80 | 17.3% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $660.00 | $187.44 | 28.4% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,375 | $138.38 | 10.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 135 | 194 | $28,102 | $13,391 | 47.7% |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $38,960 | $12,438 | 31.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 61 | 61 | $24,056 | $9,888 | 41.1% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 68 | 160 | $22,430 | $9,364 | 41.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $15,778 | $5,943 | 37.7% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $24,650 | $5,869 | 23.8% |
About Dr. Robert Rao, M.D
Dr. Robert Rao, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1437114485.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Rao, M.D has received a total of $5,336 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $416.50 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 122 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,147).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rao has provided services to 2,193 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,772 services with total Medicare billing of $290,984. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 60 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Arlington Heights, IL
- Active Since 04/20/2006
- Last Updated 05/10/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1437114485
Products in Payments
- Parietene (Device) $2,196
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $212.87
- Kcentra (Biological) $207.55
- PROGEL (Device) $169.56
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $167.64
- Perjeta (Biological) $164.33
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $160.21
- PHASIX (Device) $130.24
- TISSEEL (Biological) $125.00
- Echelon Circular (Device) $119.86
- Echelon Flex (Device) $108.60
- Rezum Generator (Device) $95.71
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $95.61
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $94.94
- OLINVYK (Drug) $71.64
- Caldolor (Drug) $57.33
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $51.35
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $50.79
- ReliaTack (Device) $49.63
- HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) $46.67
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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