Erik Burness Person, MS, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Athens, GA
Erik Burness Person, MS, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1609003912, issued on Jun 12, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 075734, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik Burness Person
- Credential
- MS, MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 075734 GA
31797 SC
LL31797 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 340 N Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30601
- Phone
- (706) 548-0008
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 369-9673
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160929000980); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erik Burness Person in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 075734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
715 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole130 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf116 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium99 claims
- Ondansetron Odt56 claims
- Famotidine45 claims
- Sucralfate33 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): 79.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,029.03
139 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aga Professional Services LLCAtlanta, GA
- Aga, LLCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erik Burness Person among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia
Erik Burness Person, MS, MD is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2009, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 397 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.
All 530 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lance McLeroy, MDAthens, GA 306011508279332
- Minesh Mehta, M.D.Athens, GA 306011295091494
- Adam Nadelson, M.D.Athens, GA 306011356755763
- Vikas Sangwan, MDAthens, GA 306011326270356
- Gregory Smith, MEDICAL DOCTORAthens, GA 306011992807242
- Claudia Kretzschmar, MDAthens, GA 306061750377883
Common questions
What is Erik Burness Person, MS, MD's NPI number?
Erik Burness Person, MS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609003912, issued on Jun 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik Burness Person, MS, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 N Milledge Ave, Athens, GA, 30601. Phone: (706) 548-0008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik Burness Person, MS, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 075734, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erik Burness Person, MS, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik Burness Person, MS, MD had 715 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erik Burness Person, MS, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 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.