NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477647261
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2222 N Nevada Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Subodh Adhikari, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1457731861
  2. David Albrecht, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1508853664
  3. James Anderson, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326241084
  4. Sandra Andrew, NPNurse Practitioner1962443853
  5. Sara Arafat, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1891347720
  6. Elizabeth Arnold, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1063793446

Verify Christopher J. Erickson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Christopher Erickson281
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  2. Torsemide15 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
  4. 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

  1. Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoPueblo, CO
  2. Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
  3. 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

There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caryn Baldauf, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071811963226
  2. Thomas Bartlett, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071427002724
  3. Candace Brown, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071346371614
  4. Raluca Cascaval, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071538139498
  5. Erik Koster, DOColorado Springs, CO 809071902843626
  6. Marvin Lee, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071588654834
  7. Jonathan Monticelli, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071447383237
  8. Philip Pennington, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071396714671

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.