Christopher J. Erickson, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Christopher J. Erickson, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1477647261, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 44770, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Erickson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 44770 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 776-8040
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Fax
- (719) 776-8050
- Medicaid ID
- 19308213 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070910000202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Erickson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 44770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Torsemide15 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoPueblo, CO
- Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
- St Marys Regional Health CenterDetroit Lakes, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Erickson among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Christopher J. Erickson, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Erickson, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Erickson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477647261, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Erickson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 776-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Erickson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 44770, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Erickson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Erickson, MD had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.