NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erik Heitkamp, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Fargo, ND

Erik Heitkamp, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1477077980, issued on Jul 27, 2017. Check the license (North Dakota 16015, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477077980
Name
Erik Heitkamp
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
16015 ND
RL14691 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Sanford Health 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58122
Phone
(701) 234-5933
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191004002336); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2017
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 Sanford Health 801 Broadway N

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  1. Travis FitzkePodiatrist1952966541

Verify Erik Heitkamp in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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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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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

652 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Erik Heitkamp652
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium48 claims
  2. Midodrine Hcl26 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
  4. Allopurinol23 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium23 claims
  6. Eliquis18 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Erik Heitkamp among 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota

Erik Heitkamp, MD is one of 138 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 122 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 22% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 86 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manisha Balhara, MDFargo, ND 581221457594079
  2. Cole Amundson, DOFargo, ND 581041316622608
  3. Derek Anderson, DOFargo, ND 581041003545435
  4. Awais Aslam, MDFargo, ND 581041972098721
  5. Regan Helbling, MDFargo, ND 581041578124806
  6. Rebecca Holzer, MDFargo, ND 581041912575028
  7. Ahmed IbrahimFargo, ND 581041528794609
  8. Larae Inouye, MDFargo, ND 581041275194581

Common questions

What is Erik Heitkamp, MD's NPI number?

Erik Heitkamp, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477077980, issued on Jul 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erik Heitkamp, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Sanford Health 801 Broadway N, Fargo, ND, 58122. Phone: (701) 234-5933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erik Heitkamp, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 16015, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Erik Heitkamp, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erik Heitkamp, MD had 652 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Erik Heitkamp, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.