Erik Viirre, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · San Diego, CA
Erik Viirre, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1093743601, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California G82354, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik Viirre
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- G82354 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 00G823540 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040302000997); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erik Viirre in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G82354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
1,424 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Valacyclovir285 claims
- Emgality Pen93 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide76 claims
- Methylprednisolone71 claims
- Clonazepam70 claims
- Ondansetron Odt64 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $339.30
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erik Viirre among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Erik Viirre, M.D. is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Alexander, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031275696080
- Kevin Brumund, MDSan Diego, CA 921031033193669
- James Bush, MDSan Diego, CA 921031932108867
- Joseph Califano, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881652972
- Charles Coffey, MDSan Diego, CA 921031932297330
- Sapideh Gilani, MDSan Diego, CA 921031003825571
- Paul Goodman, MDSan Diego, CA 921031700805124
- Jeffrey Harris, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031417988783
Common questions
What is Erik Viirre, M.D.'s NPI number?
Erik Viirre, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093743601, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik Viirre, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik Viirre, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G82354, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erik Viirre, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik Viirre, M.D. had 1,424 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erik Viirre, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.