Erik J. Kanten, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Crookston, MN
Erik J. Kanten, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Crookston, Minnesota, and NPI 1679593206, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 30465, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik J. Kanten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 30465 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 323 S Minnesota St, Crookston, MN 56716
- Phone
- (218) 281-9595
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 281-9590
- Medicaid ID
- 993083300 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040630000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erik J. Kanten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 30465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,416 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 208 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium334 claims
- Lisinopril285 claims
- Simvastatin252 claims
- Furosemide241 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate192 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate192 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): 92.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Riverview Healthcare AssociationFertile, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erik J. Kanten among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Erik J. Kanten, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Crookston
They are 8 of the 261 NPPES records with a practice address in Crookston, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Erik J. Kanten, MD's NPI number?
Erik J. Kanten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679593206, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik J. Kanten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 323 S Minnesota St, Crookston, MN, 56716. Phone: (218) 281-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik J. Kanten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 30465, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erik J. Kanten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik J. Kanten, MD had 6,416 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erik J. Kanten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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.