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Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD

(Dr. Prakash Rau, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

15 Corporate Park Drive
Pembroke, MA 02359

(781) 848-6040

Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD is a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA specializing in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD is affiliated with South Shore Health.

Office Locations

15 Corporate Park Drive
Pembroke, MA 02359

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1681 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	225
doctor visit	1302
gastrointestinal procedures	402
hospital care	587
inpatient care	587
lab tests	98
minimally invasive procedures	402
preventive care	126
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	225

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	237
doctor visit	1387
gastrointestinal procedures	405
hospital care	478
inpatient care	478
lab tests	77
minimally invasive procedures	405
preventive care	123
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	237

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	503
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1036
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	499
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	127
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	234
doctor visit	1262
gastrointestinal procedures	402
hospital care	411
inpatient care	411
lab tests	326
minimally invasive procedures	402
preventive care	123
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	234

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	508
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	123
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	206
doctor visit	1302
gastrointestinal procedures	362
hospital care	437
inpatient care	437
lab tests	268
minimally invasive procedures	362
preventive care	368
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	206

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1070
Female	1152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1040
From 75 to 84	782
85 and over	230
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	212
doctor visit	1309
gastrointestinal procedures	359
hospital care	472
inpatient care	472
lab tests	171
minimally invasive procedures	359
preventive care	267
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	212

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1078
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	519
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	126
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	157
doctor visit	1303
gastrointestinal procedures	259
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347
lab tests	135
minimally invasive procedures	259
preventive care	191
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	157

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	548

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	950
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	113
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	304
diagnostic procedures	114
doctor visit	1300
gastrointestinal procedures	199
hospital care	338
inpatient care	338
lab tests	29
minimally invasive procedures	199
preventive care	99
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	114

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	841
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	118
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2019 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	757
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	1282
gastrointestinal procedures	174
hospital care	263
inpatient care	263
minimally invasive procedures	174
preventive care	61
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	101

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	128
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2020 were blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	541
doctor visit	1028
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	955
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	150
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2021 were blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	640
doctor visit	1373
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	866
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	141
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA during 2022 were blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	633
doctor visit	1436
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	821
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	152
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Pembroke, MA were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

blood draw	575
diagnostic procedures	185
doctor visit	1298
gastrointestinal procedures	320
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344
lab tests	157
minimally invasive procedures	320
preventive care	169
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	185

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	962
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	23

**Age**
75 to 84	361
85 and over	128
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	439

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Board Certification: Board Certification: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

South Shore Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$9,451 VIBERZI $9,402	LINZESS $50
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$6,596 LINZESS $6,525	DALIRESP $34	ZENPEP $26	VIIBRYD $11
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$3,556 XIFAXAN $3,526	APRISO $20	UCERIS TABLETS $9
Actavis Pharma Inc	$2,123 LINZESS $2,097	ZENPEP $18	VIBERZI $8
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$1,681 SIMPONI $1,295	OLYSIO $198	REMICADE $100	STELARA $88
Other	$4,406 Humira $575	Viekira $281	Creon $278	PENTASA $266	OLYSIO $241	Other $2,765

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16,250
Food and Beverage	$6,287
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$3,000
Travel and Lodging	$897
Consulting Fee	$885
Other	$494

Research Payments

Dr. Prakash U. Rau, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $84,792.

Biography

Dr. Prakash Rau's medical specialty is adult gastroenterology. Dr. Rau is affiliated with South Shore Health. Dr. Rau (or staff) speaks Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi.