Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Hickory, NC
Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1679794796, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- 050816 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18 13TH Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-2644
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 327-2235
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200923002957); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $39.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Caldwell Memorial Hospital IncLenoir, NC
- Catawba Radiological Associates IncHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte among 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina
Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D. is one of 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 998 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Alan Massengill, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011013028562
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Common questions
What is Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679794796, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 13TH Ave NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-2644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D.'s license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Maddalena Pizzirusso Duarte, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.