Dr. Michael D. Rizzari, MD

  • Aurora, CO
  • General surgeon
NPI1376747154PAC ID2860522018
Medicare services, 2024
25
Medicare patients, 2024
49
Part D claims, 2024
65
Publications
51
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Practice phone
Call (720) 848-0000
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Primary practice

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Hospital · Aurora, Colorado

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Dr. Michael D. Rizzari is a general surgeon in Aurora, Colorado

Dr. Rizzari practices at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, part of UCHealth.

Dr. Rizzari's NPI, 1376747154, was assigned on June 13, 2007. Dr. Rizzari graduated from New York Medical College in 2006. Dr. Rizzari holds Tennessee license 67880.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2860522018
NPI enumeration date
June 13, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(720) 848-0000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari practices at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado

Dr. Rizzari's primary practice is UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, at 12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045 in Adams County. The practice phone is (720) 848-0000.

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Dr. Michael D. Rizzari is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Rizzari's primary practice is UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, part of UCHealth. Dr. Rizzari is also affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The medical group on file is University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine). Dmand AI also links Dr. Rizzari to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael D. Rizzari's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rizzari practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCHealth University of Colorado HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael D. Rizzari is one of 504 general surgeons in Colorado

Surgery is Dr. Rizzari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Rizzari's licenses on file in 2 states: Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, TennesseePrimaryLicense 67880 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Transplant surgery, WisconsinLicense 60134-20 · taxonomy 204F00000X

General surgeons near Dr. Rizzari

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Dr. Michael D. Rizzari billed Medicare for 25 services in 2024

CMS data shows 25 Medicare services from Dr. Rizzari across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 49 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,970 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202425
Medicare patients49
Paid by Medicare$2,970
Procedure codes2

Dr. Rizzari's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2022: 472024: 2547%

Dr. Rizzari compared with the Colorado median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Rizzari
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
25vs 10977% below
Medicare patients
49vs 10453% below
Part D claims
12vs 3161% below

Medians across 491 general surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Rizzari'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. Michael D. Rizzari treated 49 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 49 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rizzari in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rizzari's median patient age at 64, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 202449
Average age68
Average risk score2.25

Dr. Rizzari's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Rizzari's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2347%
  • Men2653%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Rizzari's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes61%
  4. Arthritis53%
  5. Chronic kidney disease51%
  6. Ischemic heart disease37%
  7. Mood disorders35%
  8. Depression33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Rizzari's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Rizzari wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $144 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 71 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 202465
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$144
Part D patients15

Dr. Rizzari's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic52 claims80%
  • Brand-name and other13 claims20%

Dr. Rizzari's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 712022: 1283%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 5 in 2021.

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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

How Dr. Michael D. Rizzari takes part in Medicare

Dr. Rizzari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Michael D. Rizzari has 51 publications on record

Dmand AI links 51 papers to Dr. Rizzari, published from 2011 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Liver Transplantation, Liver and Organ Preservation. Dr. Rizzari has published most often in Transplant Proc. Dr. Rizzari's most frequent co-authors are Shunji Nagai, MD, Atsushi Yoshida, MD and Kelly Michelle Collins, MD.

Papers51
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Rizzari's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Rizzari writes about most

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Liver
  • Organ Preservation
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Living Donors
  • Swine
  • Waiting Lists
  • End Stage Liver Disease

Dr. Rizzari's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Rizzari

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Rizzari to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include End Stage Liver Disease and Liver Failure.

Conditions in Dr. Rizzari's trials

  • End Stage Liver Disease
  • Liver Failure

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Rizzari

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Rizzari

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari received $4,499 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. Rizzari from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 67% of the total. TransMedics, Inc. paid the most, $3,030.

General payments to Dr. Rizzari by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Rizzari by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$3,03067%
  • Food and beverage$1,43132%
  • Education$381%

Companies that paid Dr. Rizzari the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari graduated from New York Medical College

Dr. Rizzari graduated from New York Medical College in 2006.

  1. Medical schoolNew York Medical College

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michael D. Rizzari's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael D. Rizzari's NPI number?

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari's NPI number is 1376747154. It was assigned on June 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael D. Rizzari?

Dr. Michael D. Rizzari is a general surgeon in Aurora, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari practice?

Dr. Rizzari practices at 12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045. Dr. Rizzari's primary practice is UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, part of UCHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rizzari to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michael D. Rizzari's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Rizzari is (720) 848-0000.

What is Dr. Michael D. Rizzari's medical license number?

Dr. Rizzari holds Tennessee license 67880, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael D. Rizzari been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rizzari in Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael D. Rizzari affiliated with?

Dr. Rizzari practices at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Rizzari is also affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Michael D. Rizzari part of?

Dr. Rizzari is linked to University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine). Dmand AI links Dr. Rizzari to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rizzari billed Medicare for 25 services in 2024, and Dr. Rizzari accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari see?

CMS counts 49 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rizzari in 2024, with an average age of 68.

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What services does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Rizzari's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Michael D. Rizzari go to medical school?

Dr. Rizzari graduated from New York Medical College in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rizzari's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Michael D. Rizzari received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,499 in general payments to Dr. Rizzari from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from TransMedics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael D. Rizzari been practicing?

Dr. Rizzari graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari do research?

Dmand AI links 51 publications to Dr. Rizzari, published from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Rizzari has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Michael D. Rizzari publish with?

Dr. Rizzari's most frequent co-authors are Shunji Nagai, MD (28 shared papers), Atsushi Yoshida, MD (27 shared papers) and Kelly Michelle Collins, MD (26 shared papers).

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