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Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

310 Hartnell Avenue
Redding, CA 96002

(530) 244-2223

Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD is a medical oncologist in Redding, CA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Redding, Dignity Health and PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

310 Hartnell Avenue
Redding, CA 96002

(530) 244-2223

(530) 244-4799

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963 Butte Street
Redding, CA 96001

(530) 245-5900

(530) 245-5909

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	798
blood draw	1517
bone marrow tests	76
chemotherapy	798
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	1844
hormone therapy	140
hospital care	442
inpatient care	442
lab tests	5047
minimally invasive procedures	950
port flush	62
preventive care	38
thyroid function tests	16
vaccines	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1006
blood draw	2762
bone marrow tests	64
chemotherapy	1006
diabetes management	29
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	2366
hormone therapy	118
hospital care	451
inpatient care	451
lab tests	8415
minimally invasive procedures	1092
port flush	86
preventive care	262
thyroid function tests	95
vaccines	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1017
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	163
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1070
blood draw	2767
bone marrow tests	44
chemotherapy	1070
diabetes management	33
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	2612
hormone therapy	102
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327
lab tests	8977
minimally invasive procedures	1081
port flush	89
preventive care	271
thyroid function tests	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	195
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1162
blood draw	2869
bone marrow tests	27
chemotherapy	1162
diabetes management	34
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	2660
hormone therapy	118
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
lab tests	10010
minimally invasive procedures	1219
port flush	112
preventive care	244
thyroid function tests	101

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	874
Female	1342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	900
From 75 to 84	624
85 and over	396
Less than 65	296

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	901
blood draw	2730
chemotherapy	901
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	2446
hormone therapy	87
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
lab tests	3105
minimally invasive procedures	1025
port flush	72
preventive care	83
thyroid function tests	42

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1027
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	166
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2017 were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	729
blood draw	2995
chemotherapy	729
doctor visit	2484
hormone therapy	55
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
lab tests	11
minimally invasive procedures	919
port flush	101

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1034
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	345
85 and over	118
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2018 were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	827
blood draw	2179
chemotherapy	827
doctor visit	2261
hormone therapy	40
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
minimally invasive procedures	1011
port flush	76

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	98
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2019 were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	282
blood draw	1011
chemotherapy	282
doctor visit	1295
lab tests	331
minimally invasive procedures	385
port flush	28
thyroid function tests	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	89
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	273
doctor visit	524
lab tests	1064
thyroid function tests	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	31
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA during 2021 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
doctor visit	386
lab tests	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	25
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	348

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	83

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Redding, CA were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

aspiration	26
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	846
blood draw	1911
bone marrow tests	52
chemotherapy	846
diabetes management	27
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1747
hormone therapy	94
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
lab tests	4109
minimally invasive procedures	960
preventive care	179
thyroid function tests	51
vaccines	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	695
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	8
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	239
85 and over	116
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	326

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	35
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Dakota.

Licensed In: North Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Medical Center Redding

Dignity Health

PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$13,856 IMFINZI $5,295	CALQUENCE $4,497	TAGRISSO $87	$3,977
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$13,666 TAFINLAR $8,083	KISQALI $5,344	TASIGNA $49	AFINITOR $45	Gilenya $37	Other $108
Pfizer Inc.	$10,931 IBRANCE $10,645	BOSULIF $22	INLYTA $22	COMIRNATY $17	PAXLOVID $12	Other $213
Celgene Corporation	$7,699 IDHIFA $7,083	Pomalyst $166	Reblozyl $164	Inrebic $133	ONUREG $110	Other $43
Incyte Corporation	$6,489 JAKAFI $5,613	MONJUVI $27	PEMAZYRE $15	$835
Other	$24,877 Cabometyx $5,622	Zydelig $5,385	ADCETRIS $4,346	Gilotrif $1,650	VARUBI $750	Other $7,124

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$47,489
Travel and Lodging	$15,018
Food and Beverage	$8,240
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,800
Honoraria	$2,700
Other	$269

Research Payments

Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD has received 135 research payments totaling $189,320.

Biography

Dr. Vijay Rao is a specialist in adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology in Redding, CA. He is professionally affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Redding. According to Dignity Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Redding, CA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Phooshkooru Rao, MD From 2012 - 2022

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Biography

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