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Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS

Accepting New Patients

(100 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Osmania Medical College

1120 15TH STREET
Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 446-4887

Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS is a gastroenterologist in Augusta, GA specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Osmania Medical College. Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS is affiliated with Wellstar, AU MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC and Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

1120 15TH STREET
Augusta, GA 30912

Address:

1220 West Wheeler Parkway
Augusta, GA 30909

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Satish Rao, a professor of medicine at Augusta University, said some physicians may also be taking reports of bloating more seriously than they did decades ago because patients document their...”—"As young women show distended bellies on TikTok, bloating gets new attention", NBC News, June 2024

“Dr. Satish Rao, distinguished chair of gastroenterology at Augusta University's School of Medicine, says there's no question that prescription medications for constipation work, but they target...”—"Drug-free relief from chronic constipation may come from a new vibrating pill", CNN, February 2023

“While it's true that an overgrowth of yeast and other types of fungus in the body can cause issues like yeast infections or thrush, there's currently no evidence that eating sugar or other refined...”—"The Wild World Inside Your Gut", New York Times, February 2023

anorectal procedures	36
complementary or alternative therapy	79
diagnostic procedures	144
doctor visit	172
gastrointestinal procedures	283
hospital care	149
hydrogen breath test	114
inpatient care	149
manometry	74
methane breath test	114
minimally invasive procedures	169
preventive care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	123

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	16
Less than 65	118

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

anorectal procedures	33
complementary or alternative therapy	56
diagnostic procedures	85
doctor visit	174
gastrointestinal procedures	195
hospital care	33
hydrogen breath test	111
inpatient care	33
manometry	66
methane breath test	111
minimally invasive procedures	106
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	72

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	11
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

anorectal procedures	50
complementary or alternative therapy	69
diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	300
gastrointestinal procedures	245
hospital care	19
hydrogen breath test	152
inpatient care	19
manometry	91
methane breath test	152
minimally invasive procedures	111
preventive care	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	102

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	166
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	28
Less than 65	188

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

anorectal procedures	38
complementary or alternative therapy	41
diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	292
gastrointestinal procedures	234
hospital care	67
hydrogen breath test	134
inpatient care	67
manometry	75
methane breath test	134
minimally invasive procedures	110
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	113

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	17
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

anorectal procedures	32
complementary or alternative therapy	32
diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	311
gastrointestinal procedures	194
hospital care	76
hydrogen breath test	121
inpatient care	76
manometry	63
methane breath test	121
minimally invasive procedures	86
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	89

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	17
Less than 65	101

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

anorectal procedures	30
complementary or alternative therapy	23
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	235
gastrointestinal procedures	148
hospital care	66
hydrogen breath test	86
inpatient care	66
manometry	45
methane breath test	86
minimally invasive procedures	89
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	73

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	16
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

anorectal procedures	29
complementary or alternative therapy	38
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	157
gastrointestinal procedures	128
hospital care	54
hydrogen breath test	74
inpatient care	54
manometry	56
methane breath test	74
minimally invasive procedures	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

anorectal procedures	30
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	125
gastrointestinal procedures	122
hospital care	11
hydrogen breath test	52
inpatient care	11
manometry	54
methane breath test	52
minimally invasive procedures	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

anorectal procedures	63
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	246
gastrointestinal procedures	215
hydrogen breath test	139
manometry	107
methane breath test	139
minimally invasive procedures	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	57

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS treated as a gastroenterologist in Augusta, GA were gastrointestinal procedures, methane breath test, hydrogen breath test and diagnostic procedures.

anorectal procedures	37
complementary or alternative therapy	48
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	226
gastrointestinal procedures	199
hospital care	59
hydrogen breath test	109
inpatient care	59
manometry	70
methane breath test	109
minimally invasive procedures	92
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	80

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	65
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	167
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	42
Less than 65	81
65 to 74	116

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS graduated from Osmania Medical College. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - GI and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Osmania Medical College

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - GI

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

AU MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.95 out of 5 stars based on 100 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS from all over the web to help you find the right in Augusta, GA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ardelyx, Inc.	$51,451 IBSRELA $48,076	$3,375
Vibrant Gastro, Inc.	$43,751 Vibrant Starter Kit $43,751
Astellas Pharma Inc	$21,298 $21,298
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$16,817 $16,817
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$16,013 LINZESS $10,399	LINZESS 290 mcg $5,483	$131
Other	$90,177 XIFAXAN $19,217	Pegred $9,880	VIBERZI $7,149	Trulance $6,728	MOVANTIK $5,133	Other $42,070

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$184,702
Travel and Lodging	$36,522
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,768
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$4,250
Food and Beverage	$3,791
Other	$3,473

Research Payments

Dr. Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD, MBBS has received 74 research payments totaling $530,046.

Biography

Dr. Satish Rao's specialty is adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Osmania Medical College. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). In addition to English, Dr. Rao (or staff) speaks Urdu, Telugu, and Tamil. Dr. Rao is affiliated with Wellstar. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Augusta, GA.