Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Edwin J Rao, MD

Individual provider Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · NPI 1912909763

Edwin J Rao, MD is registered under Pulmonary Disease in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Qualified in 1982, 44 years ago. Practices with Hamilton Physician Group, Inc, a 122-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
44
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

979 E Third St Ste #C-735
Chattanooga, TN 37403 Not confirmed with CMS for 10 years — call before visiting
Phone: (423) 778-9101
Fax: (423) 778-9190
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Specialties & licences

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0200X · Licence 52906 (TN)
Pulmonary Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence 52906 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1912909763
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 11, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 8, 2016

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPULMONARY DISEASE
Also practisesCRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1982 (44 years in practice)
Group practice Hamilton Physician Group, Inc — 122 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients155
Services billed 410 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $410 20 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Hamilton Physician Group, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 122 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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