Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1760595979
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Vern Erickson5,104
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril287 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate210 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate151 claims
  5. Simvastatin134 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score35.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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.

  1. Vern Erickson$13.32
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

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.

Other internal medicine physician records in Minnesota

  1. Christopher Aakre, MDRochester, MN1508151663
  2. Karen Aarestad, MDBrainerd, MN1275510216
  3. Peter Aas, MDDuluth, MN1063455848
  4. Saud Abaalkhail, M.B.,B.S.Minneapolis, MN1982180733
  5. Mohamad Abbas, M.D.Saint Paul, MN1154404549
  6. Akshar Abbott, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1730459231
  7. Nadhem Abdallah, MDMinneapolis, MN1396423810
  8. Raed Abdelhadi, MDMinneapolis, MN1518057413
  9. Sarah Abdul Jabbar, MBBSSt Cloud, MN1932489002
  10. 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.