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Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

168 N Brent Street Suite 503
Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 653-0101

Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology.

Office Locations

168 N Brent Street Suite 503
Ventura, CA 93003

(805) 653-0101

(805) 643-6285

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In The News

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, lab tests and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	46
cardiac procedures	141
catheterization	46
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	276
implant surgery	38
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
lab tests	99
minimally invasive procedures	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, implant surgery and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	27
cardiac procedures	82
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	234
implant surgery	55
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	38
lab tests	53
minimally invasive procedures	109

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	69
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, lab tests and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	43
cardiac procedures	115
catheterization	43
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	248
hospital care	19
implant surgery	60
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	30
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	158
outpatient care	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	70
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, implant surgery and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	52
cardiac procedures	140
catheterization	52
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	240
hospital care	30
implant surgery	56
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	28
inpatient care	15
lab tests	37
minimally invasive procedures	192
outpatient care	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	126
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	72
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, implant surgery and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	50
cardiac procedures	130
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	241
implant surgery	51
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	25
minimally invasive procedures	180
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	34
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	60
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, diagnostic procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	27
cardiac procedures	67
cardioversion	19
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	269
hospital care	26
minimally invasive procedures	83
outpatient care	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	44
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	67
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
cardiac procedures	83
cardioversion	16
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	261
hospital care	45
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	121
outpatient care	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	56
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	64
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
cardiac procedures	27
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	251
hospital care	18
minimally invasive procedures	40
outpatient care	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	66
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	73
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Ventura, CA were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, lab tests and implant surgery.

ablation	37
cardiac procedures	98
cardioversion	17
catheterization	37
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	227
hospital care	27
implant surgery	46
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	27
inpatient care	16
lab tests	67
minimally invasive procedures	129
outpatient care	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD.

**Gender**
Female	101
Male	137

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	186
Hispanic	30
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	44
75 to 84	90
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD treated were hypertension, atrial fibrilation, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	61
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOTRONIK INC.	$44,100 Bradycardia products $5,093	Etrinsa $2,628	Passeo $410	Solia $288	Itrevia $29	Other $35,652
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$37,644 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $8,354	Pacemakers $3,911	Micra $2,952	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $2,069	Arctic Front $1,519	Other $18,839
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$16,330 Electrophysiology $13,426	CRM $2,513	Vascular $132	Unify Assura $130	Electrophysiology (EP) $44	Other $85
Biosense Webster, Inc.	$13,048 CartoSound $11,401	Carto 3 System $1,120	Carto 3 System RMT $139	Ablation CathetersAccessories $125	Carto Smarttouch $75	Other $188
Boston Scientific Corporation	$11,136 WATCHMAN $3,734	GENERAL - THERAPIES $2,625	Tachy System $1,074	Hardware $851	Brady System $842	Other $2,011
Other	$22,706 Carto 3 System $4,156	Advisor Catheter $3,000	NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT $3,000	CVX-300CVX-300P $2,696	RhythmVIEW Work Stations $2,532	Other $7,321

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$49,646
Food and Beverage	$30,884
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$24,000
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$23,625
Consulting Fee	$16,257
Other	$552

Research Payments

Dr. Ishu V. Rao, MD has received 165 research payments totaling $81,327.

Biography

Dr. Ishu Rao is an adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) specialist in Ventura, CA. Dr. Rao obtained a license to practice in California.