NICHOLAS RIZZO
NPI 1851670566
Internal Medicine in Palos Heights, IL

NPI Status: Active since August 11, 2011

Contact Information

7270 W. COLLEGE DRIVE STE. 102
PREMIERE GENERAL MEDICINE SC
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL
ZIP 60463
Phone: (708) 603-5980
Fax: (708) 589-9059

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • CLIA Number: 14D2067758
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-21-2027

About NICHOLAS RIZZO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nicholas Rizzo, an internist established in Palos Heights, Illinois operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1851670566 assigned on August 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X with license number 036085309 (IL). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 12 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Nicholas Rizzo. The authorized official of this NPI record is Nicholas Rizzo M.d. (President)

NPI
1851670566
Provider Legal Name
PREMIERE GENERAL MEDICINE S C
Other Organization Name
NICHOLAS RIZZO
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
7270 W. COLLEGE DRIVE STE. 102 PREMIERE GENERAL MEDICINE SC PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463
Location Phone
(708) 603-5980
Location Fax
(708) 589-9059
Mailing Address
7270 W. COLLEGE DRIVE STE. 102 PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463
Mailing Phone
(708) 603-5980
Mailing Fax
(708) 589-9059
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-11-2011
Last Update Date
10-17-2014
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An internist like Nicholas Rizzo is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

Internal Medicine

Taxonomy Code
207R00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
036085309
License State
IL
Taxonomy Description
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

NICHOLAS RIZZO M.D.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(708) 334-7929

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
14D2067758
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
October 22, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
October 21, 2027
Laboratory Director
NICHOLAS RIZZO
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Nicholas Rizzo to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1851670566, we treat the final digit (6) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
6
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 54

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1851670566.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1851670566, enumerated as an "organization" on August 11, 2011.

The provider is located at 7270 W. COLLEGE DRIVE STE. 102 PREMIERE GENERAL MEDICINE SC PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463 and the phone number is (708) 603-5980.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207R00000X.