Joel Erickson, M.D.

6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024

697 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 655 among the 377 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Zolpidem Tartrate69 claims
2. Gabapentin68 claims
3. Methylphenidate Hcl58 claims
4. Ropinirole Hcl55 claims
5. Clonazepam54 claims
6. Pramipexole Dihydrochloride51 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.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $77.25

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,572.43 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.

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.