Dr. Robert J. Russo, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 864
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 291
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,058
- Publications
- 38
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 3075 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 637-7888
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa
San Diego, California
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Dr. Robert J. Russo is a cardiologist in San Diego, California
Dr. Russo practices at Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa in San Diego, California.
Dr. Russo's NPI, 1730144064, was assigned on April 19, 2006. Dr. Russo graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Russo holds California license G62682.
- NPI
- 1730144064NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496826471
- NPI enumeration date
- April 19, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 637-7888
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert J. Russo practices at Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa in San Diego, California
Dr. Russo's primary practice is Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa, at 3075 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 637-7888.
- Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa3075 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 637-7888
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Robert J. Russo is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Russo's primary practice is Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa in San Diego, California. Dr. Russo is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dmand AI also links Dr. Russo to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert J. Russo's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Russo practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert J. Russo is one of 2,375 cardiologists in California
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Russo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Russo is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart blockage and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Russo treats.
Cardiologists near Dr. Russo
Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert J. Russo billed Medicare for 864 services in 2024
CMS data shows 864 Medicare services from Dr. Russo across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 291 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,761 for them.
Dr. Russo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7582024: 6879%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2082024: 17715%
Where Dr. Russo's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office78391%
- In a facility819%
Dr. Russo compared with the California median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Russo
- California median
- Medicare services
- 864vs 1,56045% below
- Medicare patients
- 291vs 64455% below
- Part D claims
- 2,891vs 1,4102.1 times
Medians across 2,237 cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Russo's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert J. Russo treated 291 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 291 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Russo in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 135 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Russo's median patient age at 73, with 41% women.
Dr. Russo's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Russo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13145%
- Men16055%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Russo's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Atrial fibrillation34%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Anxiety20%
- Diabetes19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Russo's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women41%
- Men58%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert J. Russo wrote 3,058 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Russo wrote 3,058 Medicare Part D claims for 326 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,891 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $447,371 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,556 claims across 31 drugs.
Dr. Russo's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,583 claims84%
- Brand-name475 claims16%
Dr. Russo's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Russo's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%18 of 3,058 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,5562024: 2,89113%
Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 31 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert J. Russo scored 21 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 21 out of 100 for Dr. Russo for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Russo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Russo as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Russo's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 21of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Robert J. Russo has 38 publications on record
Dmand AI links 38 papers to Dr. Russo, published from 2009 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Coronary Angiography, Stents and Coronary Disease. Dr. Russo has published most often in Am J Cardiol. Dr. Russo's most frequent co-authors are Paul S. Teirstein, MD, Richard A. Schatz, MD and Erminia M. Guarneri, MD.
Dr. Russo's papers by year, 2009 to 2025
Topics Dr. Russo writes about most
- Coronary Angiography
- Stents
- Coronary Disease
- Ultrasonography, Interventional
- Coronary Vessels
- Double-Blind Method
- Iridium Radioisotopes
- Brachytherapy
Dr. Russo's most frequent co-authors
- Paul S. Teirstein, MD8 shared papers
- Richard A. Schatz, MD7 shared papers
- Erminia M. Guarneri, MD6 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Russo
Circ Cardiovasc Interv
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Robert J. Russo has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Russo to 1 clinical trial.
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Russo
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Robert J. Russo received $4,045 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Russo from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $3,726.
General payments to Dr. Russo by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Russo by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Consulting fees$3,62390%
- Food and beverage$42310%
Companies that paid Dr. Russo the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert J. Russo has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Russo.
Awards and honors for Dr. Russo
- Undated
- ACC Fellow
- Super Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Robert J. Russo graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Russo graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Russo is a member of ACC and AHA.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Robert J. Russo accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. Russo is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Russo accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO7
- HMO5
- POS3
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Robert J. Russo's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert J. Russo's NPI number?
Dr. Robert J. Russo's NPI number is 1730144064. It was assigned on April 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert J. Russo?
Dr. Robert J. Russo is a cardiologist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Robert J. Russo practice?
Dr. Russo practices at 3075 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123. Dr. Russo's primary practice is Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego - Kearny Mesa in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Russo to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Robert J. Russo's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Russo is (858) 637-7888.
What is Dr. Robert J. Russo's medical license number?
Dr. Russo holds California license G62682.
Which hospitals is Dr. Robert J. Russo affiliated with?
Dr. Russo is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Does Dr. Robert J. Russo accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Russo billed Medicare for 864 services in 2024, and Dr. Russo accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Robert J. Russo offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Russo as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Robert J. Russo's MIPS score?
Dr. Russo's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 21 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert J. Russo see?
CMS counts 291 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Russo in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Robert J. Russo bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Russo's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93306) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Robert J. Russo go to medical school?
Dr. Russo graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. Robert J. Russo prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Russo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Valsartan, Amlodipine Besylate and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Robert J. Russo received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,045 in general payments to Dr. Russo from 7 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Robert J. Russo been practicing?
Dr. Russo graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
Does Dr. Robert J. Russo do research?
Dmand AI links 38 publications to Dr. Russo, published from 2009 to 2025. Dr. Russo has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Robert J. Russo publish with?
Dr. Russo's most frequent co-authors are Paul S. Teirstein, MD (8 shared papers), Richard A. Schatz, MD (7 shared papers) and Erminia M. Guarneri, MD (6 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Robert J. Russo accept?
Dr. Russo is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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