Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD
Surgery Physician · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and NPI 1174521819, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 31420, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Nicholas Rizzo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 31420 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1972 Mesquite Ave, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
- Phone
- (928) 854-6500
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2024
- Fax
- (928) 854-6206
- Medicaid ID
- 768484 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040406000014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1972 Mesquite Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Tseng, M.D.Surgery Physician1245463157
Verify Albert Nicholas Rizzo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 31420Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
427 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium129 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl97 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Suflave39 claims
- Sutab37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,500.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Albert Nicholas Rizzo among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Lake Havasu City → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kaitlyn Patacca, MDLake Havasu City, AZ 864031437738242
- Abedon Saiz, MDLake Havasu City, AZ 864031477542934
- James Tseng, M.D.Lake Havasu City, AZ 864031245463157
- Floyd Wilks, MDLake Havasu City, AZ 864031124580030
- Mustafa Davis, M.D.Kingman, AZ 864011891967444
- James McKinney, M.D.Kingman, AZ 864011801107099
- Rodney Courson, M.D.Kingman, AZ 864091053411769
- Muhammad Khan, MDKingman, AZ 864091508850116
Common questions
What is Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD's NPI number?
Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174521819, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1972 Mesquite Ave, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 86403. Phone: (928) 854-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 31420, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD had 427 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Albert Nicholas Rizzo, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.