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Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD

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(552 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (1981)

1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road Suite 200
Penfield, NY 14526

(585) 275-2877

Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD is a cardiologist in Rochester, NY specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD is affiliated with University of Rochester Medical Center and CARDIOLOGY CLINICAL GROUP.

Office Locations

140 Canal View Boulevard Suite 102
Rochester, NY 14623

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University of Rochester Medical Center

1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road Suite 200
Penfield, NY 14526

(585) 275-2877

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999 East Ridge Road Suite 1000
Rochester, NY 14621

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

In 2012, Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac imaging, electrocardiogram (EKG), stress echo, stress EKG, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	560
doctor visit	463
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
minimally invasive procedures	36
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	547

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	549
doctor visit	452
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
minimally invasive procedures	44
stress testing	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	549

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	747
Black	155
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	222
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	508
doctor visit	388
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
minimally invasive procedures	46
stress testing	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	508

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	126
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	163
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	464
doctor visit	398
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	39
stress testing	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	464

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	886
Female	708

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1138
Black	256
Hispanic	136
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	276
Less than 65	428

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	373
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	426
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
minimally invasive procedures	29
stress testing	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	337

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	155
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	131
Less than 65	296

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	353
doctor visit	471
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	32
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	318

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	145
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	116
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	254
doctor visit	421
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	33
stress testing	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	229

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	123
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	91
Less than 65	240

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	218
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	367
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
minimally invasive procedures	28
stress testing	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	194

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	83
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	78
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	189
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	305
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	30
stress testing	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	172

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	79
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	72
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	234
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	308
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
minimally invasive procedures	31
stress testing	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	203

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	77
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	74
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	218
doctor visit	220
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
minimally invasive procedures	27
stress testing	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	190

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	63
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	356
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	383
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	34
stress testing	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	337

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	113
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	553
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	191
85 and over	116
Less than 65	203
65 to 74	239

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1981. He completed residency at All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (1981)

Residency: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (1984)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Rochester Medical Center

CARDIOLOGY CLINICAL GROUP

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 552 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rochester, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$104 Effient $104
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$68 LifeVest $68
Endologix, Inc.	$38 OVATION $38
BIOTRONIK INC.	$21 Edora 8 DR-T $21
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$19 ADCIRCA $19
Other	$16 Repatha $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$247
Education	$19

Research Payments

Dr. Krishna M. Rao, MD has received 18 research payments totaling $42,725.

Biography

Dr. Krishna Rao practices adult cardiology. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center. After attending All India Institute of Medical Sciences for medical school, Dr. Rao completed his residency training at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and G.B. Pant Hospital. Patient ratings for Dr. Rao average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He has an open panel in Rochester, NY according to University of Rochester Medical Center.