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Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Hospital Medicine

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1994)

7270 W College Drive Suite 102
Palos Heights, IL 60463

(708) 603-5980

Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD is an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL specializing in adult hospital medicine. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine.

Office Locations

Northwestern Medicine

7270 W College Drive Suite 102
Palos Heights, IL 60463

(708) 603-5980

(708) 589-9059

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

impacted ear wax removal

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

prothrombin time test

rapid flu test

In 2023, Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD performed more impacted ear wax removal, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, prothrombin time (PT) test, and rapid flu test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 10%

By Volume:

A1C test

lab tests

By Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD performed more A1C test, and lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, diabetes screening, and glycated protein test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, diabetes management, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	100
doctor visit	234
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2013 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	94
doctor visit	303

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	17
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	164
doctor visit	883
hospital care	920
inpatient care	920
nursing home care	60
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	84
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	203
doctor visit	1167
hospital care	762
inpatient care	762
preventive care	51
vaccines	51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	190
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1492
ear procedures	17
hospital care	855
inpatient care	844
nursing home care	15
preventive care	64
vaccines	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	97
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	145
diabetes management	76
doctor visit	1519
hospital care	1083
inpatient care	1042
lab tests	99
nursing home care	12
outpatient care	30
preventive care	177
vaccines	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	18
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	100
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	84
diabetes management	227
doctor visit	1817
ear procedures	16
hospital care	1043
inpatient care	989
lab tests	415
nursing home care	76
outpatient care	29
preventive care	492
vaccines	118

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	112
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	1029
diabetes management	245
doctor visit	3138
ear procedures	32
hospital care	1835
inpatient care	1753
lab tests	465
nursing home care	55
outpatient care	62
preventive care	536
vaccines	172

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	593
Female	683

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1186
Black	26
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	572
From 75 to 84	447
85 and over	204
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	157
doctor visit	2061
ear procedures	24
hospital care	1176
inpatient care	1119
lab tests	192
nursing home care	57
outpatient care	43
preventive care	192
vaccines	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	488
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	946
Black	26
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	469
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	164
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	55
doctor visit	724
hospital care	754
inpatient care	715
lab tests	55
outpatient care	39
preventive care	55

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	638
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	130
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
chronic care	591
diabetes management	95
doctor visit	1271
ear procedures	15
hospital care	691
injections	16
inpatient care	643
lab tests	95
outpatient care	48
preventive care	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	125
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Palos Heights, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and lab tests.

aspiration	16
blood draw	141
chronic care	568
diabetes management	142
doctor visit	1328
ear procedures	20
hospital care	928
injections	16
inpatient care	894
lab tests	220
nursing home care	45
outpatient care	41
preventive care	186
vaccines	74

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	572
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	208
85 and over	111
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	275

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palos Heights, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nicholas Rizzo, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$213 Victoza $158	Tresiba $38	Ozempic $17
Pfizer Inc.	$198 NURTEC ODT $102	ELIQUIS $54	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $42
Celgene Corporation	$125 Otezla $125
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$120 NEXLETOL $120
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.	$89 iPro2 $89
Other	$262 ENTRESTO $31	BYDUREON $31	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $28	Solitaire $28	Urolift - UL400 $20	Other $123

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$836
Education	$172

Biography

Dr. Nicholas Rizzo is a specialist in adult hospital medicine. His average patient rating is 3.5 stars (out of 5). He attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin for residency. Dr. Rizzo is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Palos Hospital.