Walter E. Rizzoni

Walter Rizzoni practices at UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Walter Rizzoni's NPI, 1942245386, was assigned on June 19, 2006. Walter Rizzoni graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1983. Walter Rizzoni holds Pennsylvania license MD433040.

Walter Rizzoni's primary practice is UPMC Hamot, at 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16550 in Erie County. The practice phone is (814) 877-6000.

Walter Rizzoni's primary practice is UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Walter Rizzoni is also affiliated with UPMC Altoona. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Walter Rizzoni to 3 more hospitals, 5 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Walter Rizzoni practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Walter Rizzoni's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Walter Rizzoni is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 395 Medicare services from Walter Rizzoni across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 302 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,740 for them.

CMS counts 302 Medicare patients who saw Walter Rizzoni in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Walter Rizzoni's median patient age at 73, with 40% women.

In 2024, Walter Rizzoni wrote 369 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 312 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $35,783 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 290 claims across 5 drugs.

Walter Rizzoni accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Walter Rizzoni as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Walter Rizzoni, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Walter Rizzoni in 2023. Walter Rizzoni's most frequent co-authors are Francis D. Ferdinand, David James Kaczorowski, MD and Bryan G. Schwartz.

CMS Open Payments shows 191 general payments to Walter Rizzoni from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Endologix, Inc. paid the most, $2,727.

Walter Rizzoni graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1983.