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Dr. Santi Rao, MD

(Dr. Santi Rao, M.D.)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

2291 Pacheco Street
Concord, CA 94520

(925) 753-1986

Dr. Santi Rao, MD is an orthopedist in Concord, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

2291 Pacheco Street
Concord, CA 94520

(925) 753-1986

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In The News

“They can alter the normal curvature of the spine and thrust the neck forward, said Dr. Santi Rao, a Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon and director of the Orthopaedic Hospital's Spine Center.”—"When a Flight Is a Pain in the Back : Preventive tips are to pack extra pillows, move around the plane or fly first-class, especially when it comes with a massage.", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santi Rao, MD treated as an orthopedist in Concord, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	180
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	163

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	158

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santi Rao, MD treated as an orthopedist in Concord, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	215
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	24
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	185

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santi Rao, MD treated as an orthopedist in Concord, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

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

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	226
injections	14
nerve block	14
nerve procedures	12
pain management	14
spinal procedures	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Santi Rao, MD treated as an orthopedist in Concord, CA during 2018 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

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

doctor visit	208
injections	13
nerve block	13
pain management	13
spinal procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	12
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	192

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	97

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Santi Rao, MD treated as an orthopedist in Concord, CA were spinal procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	155
hospital care	12
injections	13
inpatient care	12
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	12
pain management	13
spinal procedures	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	58
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	24
85 and over	5
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	35

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

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	6
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Santi Rao, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Santi Rao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Concord, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$3,719 Cervical -Trauma Therapies $3,073	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $197	Enabling Technologies - NIM NAV Power $146	Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $126	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $104	Other $72
Spine Wave, Inc.	$2,183 Spinal Implants $1,809	Posterior Fusion $240	Fixation $135
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$2,132 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $2,041	Image Guided Surgery Products $90
CoreLink, LLC	$1,674 $1,674
Globus Medical, Inc.	$1,390 MARS 3VL Retractor $1,150	MARS 3V $240
Other	$4,585 Spinal Implant $724	3-Degrees Anterior Cervical Plating (ACP) System $576	Spine $531	ROI C $356	Thoracolumbar $264	Other $2,133

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$7,019
Food and Beverage	$5,484
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,062
Consulting Fee	$114
Entertainment	$4

Biography

Dr. Santi Rao specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Concord, CA. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5).