CHITHARANJAN V RAO MD
NPI 1659306835
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology in Pompton Plains, NJ

NPI Status: Active since July 12, 2006

Contact Information

242 W PARKWAY
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ
ZIP 07444
Phone: (862) 248-8165

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Physician Visit Costs
Quality Reporting
Hospital Affiliations - Privileges
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Years of Experience 40
Psychiatry & Neurology
Neurology
Accepts Insurance
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About CHITHARANJAN RAO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Chitharanjan Rao, a provider established in Pompton Plains, New Jersey with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in neurology and more than 40 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659306835 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084N0400X with license number MD429094 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1659306835
Provider Name: CHITHARANJAN V RAO MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 242 W PARKWAY POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444
Location Phone: (862) 248-8165
Mailing Address: PO BOX 416457 BOSTON, MA 02241
Mailing Phone: (844) 362-1735
Medical School Name: OTHER
Graduation Year: 1986
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-12-2006
Last Update Date: 07-06-2023
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Secondary Locations

3131 Princeton Pike Lawrenceville Neurology Center, P.A.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 896-1701

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology
Taxonomy Code: 2084N0400X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD429094
License State: PA
Taxonomy Description: A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Ambetter Health

Complete Gold - HMO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Bronze - HMO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Bronze - HMO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Gold - HMO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Focused Silver - HMO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Standard Gold - HMO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Standard Silver - HMO
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO

Ambetter Health of Delaware

Clear Gold - EPO
Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Silver - EPO
Elite Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused Silver - EPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Principal Bronze HSA - EPO
Principal Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Gold - EPO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Silver - EPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Chitharanjan Rao is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Chitharanjan Rao is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes
PECOS PAC ID: 8123021367
What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.
PECOS Enrollment ID: I20100217000009
What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.
Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes
What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.
Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, each additional 30 minutes
Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes
Complete ultrasound of within the brain blood flow
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes
Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour
Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour
Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes
Injection, immune globulin, (octagam), intravenous, non-lyophilized (e.g., liquid), 500 mg
Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep
Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy
Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy
Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study
Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies
Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies
Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow

Physician Visit Costs

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $36.21 for a new patient copayment and $27.89 for an established patient copayment.

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 07444 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99204

Average New Patient Price $144.86
Minimum New Patient Price $63.84
Maximum New Patient Price $190.92

Average New Patient Copayment $36.21
Minimum New Patient Copayment $15.96
Maximum New Patient Copayment $47.73

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99214

Average Established Patient Price $111.57
Minimum Established Patient Price $20.97
Maximum Established Patient Price $155.92

Average Established Patient Copayment $27.89
Minimum Established Patient Copayment $5.24
Maximum Established Patient Copayment $38.98

* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

Quality Reporting

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.

Quality Measure	Performance	Number of Patients
Advance Care Planning	Yes	N/A
Implementation of practices/processes to develop advance care planning that includes: documenting the advance care plan or living will within the medical record, educating clinicians about advance care planning motivating them to address advance care planning needs of their patients, and how these needs can translate into quality improvement, educating clinicians on approaches and barriers to talking to patients about end-of-life and palliative care needs and ways to manage its documentation, as well as informing clinicians of the healthcare policy side of advance care planning.
Care Plan	76%	498
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan
Dementia: Functional Status Assessment	96%	175
Percentage of patients with dementia for whom an assessment of functional status was performed at least once in the last 12 months*
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	100%	1911
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration
Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care	Yes	N/A
Engage patients, family, and caregivers in developing a plan of care and prioritizing their goals for action, documented in the electronic health record (EHR) technology.
e-Prescribing	100%	1397
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
Falls: Plan of Care	78%	269
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months
Falls: Risk Assessment	74%	268
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a risk assessment for falls completed within 12 months
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	67%	498
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Implementation of analytic capabilities to manage total cost of care for practice population	Yes	N/A
Build the analytic capability required to manage total cost of care for the practice population that could include one or more of the following: Train appropriate staff on interpretation of cost and utilization information; and/or Use available data regularly to analyze opportunities to reduce cost through improved care.
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes	N/A
Adopt a formal model for quality improvement and create a culture in which all staff actively participates in improvement activities that could include one or more of the following such as: • Multi-Source Feedback; • Train all staff in quality improvement methods; • Integrate practice change/quality improvement into staff duties; • Engage all staff in identifying and testing practices changes; • Designate regular team meetings to review data and plan improvement cycles; • Promote transparency and accelerate improvement by sharing practice level and panel level quality of care, patient experience and utilization data with staff; and/or • Promote transparency and engage patients and families by sharing practice level quality of care, patient experience and utilization data with patients and families, including activities in which clinicians act upon patient experience data.
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes	N/A
Measure and improve quality at the practice and panel level, such as the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Physician Scorecards, that could include one or more of the following: • Regularly review measures of quality, utilization, patient satisfaction and other measures that may be useful at the practice level and at the level of the care team or MIPS eligible clinician or group (panel); and/or • Use relevant data sources to create benchmarks and goals for performance at the practice level and panel level.
MEDICATION PRESCRIBED FOR ACUTE MIGRAINE ATTACK	46%	287
Percentage of patients age 12 years and older with a diagnosis of migraine who were prescribed a guideline recommended medication for acute migraine attacks within the 12 month measurement period.
Medication Reconciliation	84%	2436
The MIPS eligible clinician performs medication reconciliation for at least one transition of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the MIPS eligible clinician.
Participation in MOC Part IV	Yes	N/A
Participation in Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV, such as the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Approved Quality Improvement (AQI) Program, National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Clinical Quality Coach, Quality Practice Initiative Certification Program, American Board of Medical Specialties Practice Performance Improvement Module or ASA Simulation Education Network, for improving professional practice including participation in a local, regional or national outcomes registry or quality assessment program. Performance of monthly activities across practice to regularly assess performance in practice, by reviewing outcomes addressing identified areas for improvement and evaluating the results.
Patient-Specific Education	41%	1312
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes	N/A
• Provide 24/7 access to MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or care teams for advice about urgent and emergent care (e.g., MIPS eligible clinician and care team access to medical record, cross-coverage with access to medical record, or protocol-driven nurse line with access to medical record) that could include one or more of the following: • Expanded hours in evenings and weekends with access to the patient medical record (e.g., coordinate with small practices to provide alternate hour office visits and urgent care); • Use of alternatives to increase access to care team by MIPS eligible clinicians and groups, such as e-visits, phone visits, group visits, home visits and alternate locations (e.g., senior centers and assisted living centers); and/or Provision of same-day or next-day access to a consistent MIPS eligible clinician, group or care team when needed for urgent care or transition management.
Provide Patient Access	90%	1312
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold certain information.
Regular training in care coordination	Yes	N/A
Implementation of regular care coordination training.
Screening for Psychiatric or Behavioral Health Disorders	87%	202
Percent of all visits for patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy where the patient was screened for psychiatric or behavioral disorders.
Secure Messaging	6%	1312
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period, a secure message was sent using the electronic messaging function of CEHRT to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or the patient-authorized representative) during the performance period.
Security Risk Analysis	Yes	N/A
Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), including addressing the security (to include encryption) of ePHI data created or maintained by certified EHR technology in accordance with requirements in 45 CFR164.312(a)(2)(iv) and 45 CFR 164.306(d)(3), and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of the MIPS eligible clinician's risk management process.
Specialized Registry Reporting	Yes	N/A
The MIPS eligible clinician is in active engagement to submit data to specialized registry. To earn a 5 % bonus in the promoting interoperability performance category score for submitting to one or more public health or clinical data registries also attest to PI_TRANS_PHCDRR_3_MULTI.
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	Yes	N/A
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes	N/A
Use decision support and standardized treatment protocols to manage workflow in the team to meet patient needs.

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Chitharanjan Rao is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name	Address	Phone	Hospital Type
MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER	100 MADISON AVE MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960	(973) 971-5000	Acute Care Hospitals
CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER	97 WEST PARKWAY POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444	(973) 831-5000	Acute Care Hospitals
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER	175 HIGH ST NEWTON, NJ 07860	(973) 383-2121	Acute Care Hospitals
OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER	99 BEAUVOIR AVENUE SUMMIT, NJ 07901	(908) 522-2000	Acute Care Hospitals
HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER	651 WILLOW GROVE ST HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840	(908) 852-5100	Acute Care Hospitals

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1659306835, we treat the final digit (5) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 24 = 65

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1659306835.

Other Providers at the Same Location

The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

MR. CHRISTIAN ALIVIO MARQUEZ PT

Physical Therapist

242 W PARKWAY, SUITE 1
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444

Morris County (973) 831-0717

AMY BETH BOLAN PT

Physical Therapist

242 W PARKWAY, SUITE 1
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444

Morris County (973) 831-0717

MICHAEL PETELICKI PT

Physical Therapist

242 W PARKWAY, SUITE 1
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444

Morris County (973) 831-0717

TODD BRIAN BAUER PT

Physical Therapist

242 W PARKWAY, SUITE 1
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444

Morris County (973) 831-0717

MRS. JODI GALESI A.P.N-C.

Nurse Practitioner (Family)

242 W PARKWAY, CMH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTER
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444

Morris County (973) 831-5393

MRS. KATHLEEN ALISON CORCORAN OTR

Specialist