In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD performed more biopsy, diagnostic endoscopy, EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, and gastrointestinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), therapeutic EGD, therapeutic upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy, upper endoscopy with biopsy, and upper endoscopy with lesion removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diabetes management	46
diagnostic procedures	226
doctor visit	1514
gastrointestinal procedures	482
hospital care	936
inpatient care	919
lab tests	111
minimally invasive procedures	482
nursing home care	108
outpatient care	17
preventive care	263
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	226
vaccines	92

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diabetes management	50
diagnostic procedures	214
doctor visit	1699
gastrointestinal procedures	445
hospital care	887
inpatient care	876
lab tests	50
minimally invasive procedures	445
nursing home care	144
outpatient care	11
preventive care	228
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	214
vaccines	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	381
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	98
Less than 65	281

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	242
doctor visit	1462
gastrointestinal procedures	451
hospital care	689
inpatient care	689
minimally invasive procedures	451
nursing home care	87
preventive care	210
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	242
vaccines	101

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	358
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	76
Less than 65	251

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diabetes management	23
diagnostic procedures	225
doctor visit	1343
gastrointestinal procedures	457
hospital care	823
inpatient care	823
lab tests	23
minimally invasive procedures	457
nursing home care	45
preventive care	236
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	225
vaccines	82

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	636
Female	958

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	674
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	548
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	226
Less than 65	494

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diabetes management	16
diagnostic procedures	203
doctor visit	1265
esophageal dilation	18
gastrointestinal procedures	431
hospital care	788
inpatient care	788
lab tests	16
minimally invasive procedures	431
preventive care	183
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	203
vaccines	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	320
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	105
Less than 65	237

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	184
doctor visit	1069
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	396
hospital care	407
inpatient care	407
minimally invasive procedures	396
preventive care	177
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	184
vaccines	75

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	263
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	58
Less than 65	189

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and minimally invasive procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	155
doctor visit	377
gastrointestinal procedures	389
hospital care	667
inpatient care	667
minimally invasive procedures	389
nursing home care	422
preventive care	107
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	155

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	302
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	80
Less than 65	219

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2019 were nursing home care, minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and hospital care.

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

diagnostic procedures	144
doctor visit	392
gastrointestinal procedures	340
hospital care	284
inpatient care	284
minimally invasive procedures	340
nursing home care	1566
preventive care	107
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	144

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	277
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	104
Less than 65	175

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	49
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2020 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	257
gastrointestinal procedures	191
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339
minimally invasive procedures	191
nursing home care	684
preventive care	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	90

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	60
Less than 65	114

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

abdominal imaging	12
diagnostic procedures	190
doctor visit	222
gastrointestinal procedures	255
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410
minimally invasive procedures	255
preventive care	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	157
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	146

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	27
Less than 65	64

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	104
gastrointestinal procedures	187
hospital care	652
inpatient care	652
minimally invasive procedures	187
preventive care	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	111

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	32
Less than 65	55

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Valley, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal imaging	12
diabetes management	33
diagnostic procedures	182
doctor visit	882
esophageal dilation	16
gastrointestinal procedures	365
hospital care	625
inpatient care	623
lab tests	50
minimally invasive procedures	365
nursing home care	436
outpatient care	14
preventive care	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	76

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rao R. Meka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	246
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	330
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	136
85 and over	78
Less than 65	189
65 to 74	223

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$4,568 LINZESS $4,450	VIIBRYD $90	DALIRESP $13	NAMENDA $6	TUDORZA $4	Other $4
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,449 TANZEUM $354	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $235	ANORO $208	ANORO ELLIPTA $169	AVODART $145	Other $337
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,435 Humira $701	Creon $564	Mavyret $68	Moderiba $61	Viekira $21	Other $20
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,257 SYMBICORT $343	FARXIGA $293	BYDUREON $241	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $105	CRESTOR $105	Other $170
AbbVie Inc.	$961 Creon $226	Mavyret $203	Rinvoq $150	Humira $139	LINZESS $68	Other $175
Other	$9,040 TOUJEO $648	XARELTO $531	Vascepa $477	ELIQUIS $472	LINZESS 290 mcg $347	Other $6,565

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,337
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,250
Honoraria	$70
Education	$52

Biography

Dr. Rao Meka is an adult gastroenterology and geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Valley, AL. Dr. Meka obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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