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Dr. Priya Rao, MD

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Specializes in: Anatomic Pathology

K.J. Somaiya Medical College (1997)

1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030

(713) 792-6161

Dr. Priya Rao, MD is an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX specializing in anatomic pathology. She graduated from K.J. Somaiya Medical College in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Priya Rao, MD is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Office Locations

1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030

(713) 792-6161

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Priya Rao, MD in 2024

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slide consultation

In 2024, Dr. Priya Rao, MD performed more slide consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2012 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	27
lab tests	53
second opinions	171

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2013 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	59
lab tests	98
second opinions	221

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	37
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2014 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	41
lab tests	82
second opinions	195

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	28
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	25
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2015 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	42
lab tests	93
second opinions	268

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	944
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	886
Black	70
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	46
Less than 65	42

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2016 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	65
lab tests	93
second opinions	226

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	44
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	17
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2017 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	42
lab tests	109
second opinions	252

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	37
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2018 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	34
lab tests	123
second opinions	250

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	46
Hispanic	41
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2019 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	69
lab tests	103
second opinions	259

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	469
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	35
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	18
Less than 65	26

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2020 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	21
lab tests	136
second opinions	149

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	36
Hispanic	27
Asian	12
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	21
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2021 were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

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

consultation	28
lab tests	134
second opinions	247

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	38
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	22
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2022 were second opinions and lab tests.

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

lab tests	84
second opinions	215

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	25
Hispanic	24
Asian	18
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2023 were second opinions and lab tests.

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

lab tests	82
second opinions	243

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Rao, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX during 2024 were second opinions and lab tests.

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

lab tests	65
second opinions	208

2024 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	25
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Rao, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	3
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Priya Rao, MD treated as an anatomic pathologist in Houston, TX were second opinions, lab tests and consultation.

consultation	42
lab tests	96
second opinions	223

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	387
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	153
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	288

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Rao, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	4
Cancer	62

Education & Training

Dr. Priya Rao, MD graduated from K.J. Somaiya Medical College in 1997. She completed residency at Tata Memorial Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: K.J. Somaiya Medical College (1997)

Residency: Tata Memorial Hospital (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (2007)

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,530 SUTENT $1,530

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,530

Biography

Dr. Priya Rao is a Houston, TX physician who specializes in anatomic pathology. She is professionally affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Rao attended medical school at K.J. Somaiya Medical College. For her professional training, Dr. Rao completed residency programs at Tata Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester Medical Center. Awards and/or distinctions Dr. Rao has received include Nathan B. Friedman Award for outstanding paper by a resident/fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Finalist: Malaniak Award for excellence in post-doctoral research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; and International Society of Urologic Pathologists, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology.