Dr. Ricardo Rao

Overview

Dr. Ricardo Rao, MD, is a Vascular Surgery specialist in Waterloo, Illinois. He attended and graduated from University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine in 1987, having over 37 years of diverse experience, especially in Vascular Surgery. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest, Memorial Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital, Phelps County Regional Medical Center. Dr. Ricardo Rao also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Midwest Vascular And General Surgery, Inc. Dr. Ricardo Rao accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (618) 939-5979 to request Dr. Ricardo Rao the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Ricardo Rao

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Surgery / Vascular Surgery click for detail Vascular Surgery A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.	R3J01	Missouri

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest	Saint Louis, Missouri	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Memorial Hospital	Chester, Illinois	Critical Access Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Missouri Baptist Medical Center	Town and Country, Missouri	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital	Sullivan, Missouri	Critical Access Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Phelps County Regional Medical Center	Rolla, Missouri	Acute Care Hospitals	Government - Local

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Midwest Vascular And General Surgery, Inc	Midwest Vascular And General Surgery, Inc	2

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Friday, June 27, 2014. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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