Vern Erickson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Park Rapids, MN
Vern Erickson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Park Rapids, Minnesota, and NPI 1760595979, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vern Erickson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- Practice location
- 205 7TH St W, Park Rapids, MN 56470
- Phone
- (218) 732-7760
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Vern Erickson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,104 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril287 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate210 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate151 claims
- Simvastatin134 claims
- Losartan Potassium121 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 30.4 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: $13.32
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
3 internal medicine physician records list a Park Rapids practice address
They are 3 of the 224 NPPES records with a Park Rapids practice address, and 3,440 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
All 3 in Park Rapids → All 3,440 in Minnesota → Every provider in Park Rapids →
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- Saud Abaalkhail, M.B.,B.S.Minneapolis, MN1982180733
- Mohamad Abbas, M.D.Saint Paul, MN1154404549
- Akshar Abbott, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1730459231
- Nadhem Abdallah, MDMinneapolis, MN1396423810
- Raed Abdelhadi, MDMinneapolis, MN1518057413
- Sarah Abdul Jabbar, MBBSSt Cloud, MN1932489002
- Ahmad Abdulkarim, MDSaint Paul, MN1578522991
Common questions
What is Vern Erickson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vern Erickson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760595979, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vern Erickson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 7TH St W, Park Rapids, MN, 56470. Phone: (218) 732-7760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vern Erickson, M.D.'s license?
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 Vern Erickson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vern Erickson, M.D. had 5,104 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vern Erickson, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.