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Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD

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(Meena Rao, MD)

(287 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease), General Practice and Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm)

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2008)

Professional interests include: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), pacemaker, and more.

1500 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 662-9500

Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD is a cardiologist in Wilmington, NC specializing in cardiology (heart disease), general practice and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). She graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2008 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD is affiliated with Novant Health, Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Wilmington Annex and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1500 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401

Address:

257 Hospital Drive Ne
Bolivia, NC 28422

Address:

2000 BRABHAM AVENUE
Jacksonville, NC 28546

Address:

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Southport, NC 28461

Address:

800 Jefferson Street
Whiteville, NC 28472

Address:

257 Hospital Drive Ne
Supply, NC 28422

Address:

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Saint James, NC 28461

cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	109
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	52
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	39
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

ablation	68
ambulatory monitoring	40
blood draw	26
cardiac procedures	470
cardioversion	12
catheterization	34
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	342
hospital care	433
implant surgery	53
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	433
lab tests	37
minimally invasive procedures	142
nuclear scan	13
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	301

**Gender**
Male	556
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	851
Black	144
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	161
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

ablation	78
ambulatory monitoring	39
blood draw	47
cardiac procedures	564
cardioversion	19
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	451
hospital care	378
implant surgery	75
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	378
lab tests	65
minimally invasive procedures	175
nuclear scan	32
stress testing	100
thyroid function tests	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	311

**Gender**
Male	674
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1020
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	166
Less than 65	114

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

ablation	26
ambulatory monitoring	37
blood draw	47
cardiac procedures	581
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	404
hospital care	218
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	218
lab tests	90
minimally invasive procedures	73
nuclear scan	25
stress testing	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	412

**Gender**
Male	700
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1120
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	208
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

ablation	108
ambulatory monitoring	24
blood draw	54
cardiac procedures	296
catheterization	54
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	513
hospital care	203
implant surgery	76
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	203
lab tests	110
minimally invasive procedures	213
nuclear scan	15
stress testing	45
thyroid function tests	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	97

**Gender**
Male	695
Female	563

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1126
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	449
From 75 to 84	503
85 and over	229
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

ablation	148
ambulatory monitoring	47
blood draw	102
cardiac procedures	363
catheterization	74
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	647
hospital care	361
implant surgery	98
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	361
lab tests	190
minimally invasive procedures	298
thyroid function tests	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	147

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilmington, NC were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ablation	85
ambulatory monitoring	38
blood draw	55
cardiac procedures	389
cardioversion	15
catheterization	43
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	411
hospital care	282
implant surgery	67
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	282
lab tests	100
minimally invasive procedures	181
nuclear scan	21
stress testing	68
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	220
vascular procedures	10

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	437
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	181
85 and over	80
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	194

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD From 2016 - 2021

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

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2008. She completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2008)

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals (2011)

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Novant Health

Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Wilmington Annex

NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 287 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wilmington, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$21,182 Pacemakers $2,472	Performa $1,936	Advisa $326	Amplia MRI $262	Micra $257	Other $15,929
Boston Scientific Corporation	$16,439 WATCHMAN $1,474	WATCHMAN Access System $1,123	WATCHMAN FLX $152	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $90	LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor $72	Other $13,527
Pfizer Inc.	$9,394 ELIQUIS $9,225	$169
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,968 Electrophysiology (EP) $1,608	Unify Assura $173	Ensite $103	Microny ll SR plus Pacemaker $85
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,883 Carto 3 System $1,589	Carto 3 $294
Other	$6,017 Bradycardia products $1,551	Cardiovascular $1,081	Carto 3 System $323	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $322	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $293	Other $2,447

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$22,459
Grant	$20,625
Food and Beverage	$11,005
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,500
Education	$294

Research Payments

Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD has received 23 research payments totaling $43,082.

Biography

Dr. Meena Rao is a specialist in adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). She works in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Rao's average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with Novant Health.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Patibandla Rao, MD From 2016 - 2021

Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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