Dr Somashekar N Rao, MD - Medicare Hospitalist in Falls Church, VA

Dr Somashekar N Rao, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Falls Church, Virginia. His current practice location is 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, Virginia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (703) 776-2052.

Dr Somashekar N Rao is licensed to practice in Virginia (license number 0101056031) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1063588259.

Contact Information

Dr Somashekar N Rao, MD
3300 Gallows Road,
Falls Church, VA 22042-3307
(703) 776-2052
Not Available



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Somashekar N Rao
GenderMale
SpecialityHospitalist
Location3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, Virginia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1063588259
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/28/2006
  • Last Update Date: 06/02/2021
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 2365580792
  • Enrollment ID: I20091105000152

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Somashekar N Rao such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1063588259NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208M00000XHospitalist MD039314 (District Of Columbia)Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist D60995 (Maryland)Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist 0101056031 (Virginia)Primary

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. Dr Somashekar N Rao allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameKaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid-atlantic States,inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1952461816
PECOS PAC ID: 3779495858
Enrollment ID: O20040105000308

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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. Dr Somashekar N 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 AddressPractice Location Address
Dr Somashekar N Rao, MD
2101 East Jefferson Street, Ppqa Medicare Compliance Unit 6 West Attn Theresa Brook,
Rockville, MD 20852-4908

Ph: (301) 816-2424
Dr Somashekar N Rao, MD
3300 Gallows Road,
Falls Church, VA 22042-3307

Ph: (703) 776-2052

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Hospitalist Doctors in Falls Church, VA

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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-776-3582    
Dr. Temitayo Akinsode Ogundipe, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-776-4001    Fax: 703-776-7113
Mrs. Swapna Adi Reddy, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-822-3008    
Dr. Brigid C Gray, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3300 Gallows Rd, Department Of Medicine, Falls Church, VA 22042
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Tejasri Chandrabhatla, DO
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Practice Location: 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
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Dr. Alita Mishra, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3300 Gallows Rd, Physician Billing, Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-776-1110    Fax: 703-776-2917

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