Erik Sommers
Surgical Physician Assistant · Niantic, CT
Erik Sommers is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Niantic, Connecticut, and NPI 1609301647, issued on Apr 27, 2017. Check the license with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik Sommers
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 11 Industrial Park Road, Niantic, CT 06357
- Phone
- (860) 889-7345
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170901002193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11 Industrial Park Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jonathan Piposar, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1417278060
- Austin Renaud, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265951354
- Emily Vafek, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1790070043
Verify Erik Sommers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 170 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl127 claims
- Meloxicam40 claims
- Ibuprofen38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl27 claims
- Lorazepam20 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 2 group practices
- Norwich Orthopedic Group PCNorth Franklin, CT
- Ptsma IncPawcatuck, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erik Sommers among 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut
Erik Sommers is one of 808 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 90% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2016 among the 646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Niantic
They are 2 of the 119 NPPES records with a practice address in Niantic, and 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Rynkowski, PA-CNew London, CT 063571477980480
- Loreto Verde, PANiantic, CT 063571053357046
- Jason Allard, PA-CNorwich, CT 063601598934747
- Arya Biswas, P.A.C.Norwich, CT 063601336144856
- Christina Gleason, PA-CNorwich, CT 063601669853172
- Katelyn Hans, PA-CNorwich, CT 063601841674595
- Victoria Hunter, PA-CNorwich, CT 063601396036125
- Rebecca Karlowicz, PA-CNorwich, CT 063601902816127
Common questions
What is Erik Sommers's NPI number?
Erik Sommers's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609301647, issued on Apr 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik Sommers located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Industrial Park Road, Niantic, CT, 06357. Phone: (860) 889-7345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik Sommers's license?
Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erik Sommers prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik Sommers had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.