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Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ)

518 East H Street
Erwin, NC 28339

(910) 897-5591

Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD is an internist in Erwin, NC specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ). Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD is affiliated with Cape Fear Valley Health and CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC.

Office Locations

Cape Fear Valley Health

518 East H Street
Erwin, NC 28339

(910) 897-5591

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

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Lakshman 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 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2012 were hospital care, nursing home care, inpatient care and lab tests.

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

ambulatory monitoring	30
blood draw	53
cardiac procedures	177
diabetes management	35
doctor visit	3261
hospital care	1908
inpatient care	1865
lab tests	608
nursing home care	1875
outpatient care	32
preventive care	245
stress testing	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	131
vaccines	245
vascular procedures	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	126
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	3905
hospital care	1504
inpatient care	1486
lab tests	655
nursing home care	1277
outpatient care	18
preventive care	100
stress testing	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	100
vaccines	100
vascular procedures	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	740
Female	1084

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1321
Black	456
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	563
From 75 to 84	503
85 and over	335
Less than 65	423

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	49
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2014 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

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

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	126
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	3274
hospital care	1358
inpatient care	1318
lab tests	492
nursing home care	1579
outpatient care	23
preventive care	186
stress testing	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
vaccines	186
vascular procedures	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	634
Female	1007

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1179
Black	420
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	331
Less than 65	386

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	33
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	93
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	2454
hospital care	1340
inpatient care	1290
lab tests	373
nursing home care	911
outpatient care	32
preventive care	169
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	80
vaccines	169
vascular procedures	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1152
Female	1814

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2166
Black	696
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	858
From 75 to 84	790
85 and over	634
Less than 65	684

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	50
Dementia	33
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	128
doctor visit	2180
hospital care	1346
inpatient care	1264
lab tests	386
nursing home care	612
outpatient care	55
preventive care	172
stress testing	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	102
vaccines	172
vascular procedures	101

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	639
Female	909

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1104
Black	404
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	297
Less than 65	359

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	47
Dementia	33
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

ambulatory monitoring	17
aspiration	15
cardiac procedures	162
doctor visit	2160
hospital care	1310
injections	15
inpatient care	1121
lab tests	412
nursing home care	577
outpatient care	168
preventive care	137
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	118
vaccines	137
vascular procedures	93

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	423
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	743
Black	246
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	225
Less than 65	197

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	52
Dementia	39
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

cardiac procedures	110
doctor visit	1910
hospital care	1100
inpatient care	879
lab tests	325
nursing home care	353
outpatient care	199
preventive care	54
stress testing	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vaccines	54
vascular procedures	67

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	188
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	181
Less than 65	168

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	54
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

blood draw	12
doctor visit	1527
hospital care	708
inpatient care	708
lab tests	272
nursing home care	415
preventive care	154
vaccines	130

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	166
Less than 65	109

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	51
Dementia	38
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and nursing home care.

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

doctor visit	1143
hospital care	297
inpatient care	297
lab tests	211
nursing home care	180
preventive care	96
vaccines	75

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	105
Less than 65	66

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	897
hospital care	358
inpatient care	358
lab tests	122
nursing home care	183
preventive care	69
vaccines	69

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	93
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and preventive care.

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

cardiac procedures	20
doctor visit	708
hospital care	295
inpatient care	281
lab tests	45
nursing home care	210
outpatient care	14
preventive care	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
vaccines	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	78
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD treated as an internist in Erwin, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

ambulatory monitoring	20
aspiration	15
blood draw	32
cardiac procedures	117
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	2129
hospital care	1047
injections	15
inpatient care	987
lab tests	354
nursing home care	742
outpatient care	67
preventive care	131
stress testing	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	90
vaccines	126
vascular procedures	60

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	632

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	239
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	786
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	10
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	301
85 and over	222
Less than 65	224
65 to 74	318

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	30
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Lakshman Rao, MD graduated from Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ). He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Cape Fear Valley Health

CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,069 INVOKANA $874	XARELTO $190	$6
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$800 SYMBICORT $209	FARXIGA $202	MOVANTIK $126	BRILINTA $66	LOKELMA $63	Other $134
Novo Nordisk Inc	$645 Tresiba $178	Victoza $152	NovoLog $106	Ozempic $73	NovoLog Mix 70 30 $27	Other $108
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$622 ENTRESTO $402	EXELON PATCH $208	TEKTURNA $12
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$537 GLYXAMBI $149	JARDIANCE $118	Spiriva $64	STIOLTO $63	TRADJENTA $50	Other $93
Other	$5,452 Nuedexta $453	NAMZARIC $233	Myrbetriq $216	ANORO $192	Lonhala Magnair $189	Other $4,170

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,931
Education	$195

Biography

Dr. Lakshman Rao's area of specialization is geriatrics (elderly care). His areas of expertise include the following: primary care and internal medicine. He attended medical school at Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ). Dr. Rao is professionally affiliated with Cape Fear Valley Health.