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 (Minnesota 26747, as entered in NPPES) 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
- License number
- 26747 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 7TH St W, Park Rapids, MN 56470
- Phone
- (218) 732-7760
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 732-7334
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041230000311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vern Erickson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 26747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% 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 3,176 among the 108,855 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Vern Erickson among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Vern Erickson, M.D. is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Park Rapids
They are 4 of the 224 NPPES records with a practice address in Park Rapids, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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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?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 26747, as entered by the provider. 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 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vern Erickson, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.