Walter Rizzoni
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Erie, PA
Walter Rizzoni is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1942245386, issued on Jun 19, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD433040, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Rizzoni
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD433040 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 E 2ND St, Erie, PA 16507
- Phone
- (814) 877-5600
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071130000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Rizzoni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD433040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel141 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Cilostazol57 claims
- Xarelto30 claims
- Prasugrel Hcl13 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,227.43
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 3 group practices
- Great Lakes Physician Practice PCJamestown, NY
- Regional Health Services IncErie, PA
- Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Altoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Rizzoni among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Walter Rizzoni is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Erie → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Butler, M.D.Erie, PA 165071649252024
- Richard Long, M.D.Erie, PA 165071972586816
- Dennis Michalak, M.D.Erie, PA 165071285617738
- Takuya Ogami, M.D.Erie, PA 165071902252323
- Prabhaker Sardesai, MDErie, PA 165071700082633
- Rony Atoui, M.D.Erie, PA 165021639301336
- Aron Goldberg, MDErie, PA 165021285605915
- Mark Marbey, M.D.Erie, PA 165021114975984
Common questions
What is Walter Rizzoni's NPI number?
Walter Rizzoni's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942245386, issued on Jun 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Rizzoni located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E 2ND St, Erie, PA, 16507. Phone: (814) 877-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Rizzoni's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD433040, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Rizzoni prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Rizzoni had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.