Dr. Monica U. Rizzo, MD

Dr. Rizzo practices at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Emory University.

Dr. Rizzo's NPI, 1114949237, was assigned on July 25, 2006. Dr. Rizzo holds Georgia license 053422.

Dr. Rizzo's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown, at 550 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 in Fulton County. The practice phone is (404) 686-2450.

Dr. Rizzo's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Emory University. Dr. Rizzo is also affiliated with Emory University Hospital. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rizzo to 2 more hospitals, 1 clinical lab, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rizzo practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgical oncology is Dr. Rizzo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. Rizzo is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 158 Medicare services from Dr. Rizzo across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 98 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,980 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rizzo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 56 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rizzo's median patient age at 69, with 83% women.

In 2024, Dr. Rizzo wrote 43 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 21 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $71 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 33 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Rizzo for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Rizzo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Rizzo, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 35 papers to Dr. Rizzo, published from 2010 to 2024. 2013 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Melanoma and Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast. Dr. Rizzo has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Rizzo's most frequent co-authors are Keith A. Delman, MD, Grant W. Carlson, MD and Maria Citarella Russell, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Rizzo from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. paid the most, $2,503.