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Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Professional interests include: hip problems, knee problems

320 East Main Street
Crosby, MN 56441

(218) 545-4475

Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD is an orthopedist in Crosby, MN specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD is affiliated with Riverwood Healthcare Center and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

320 East Main Street
Crosby, MN 56441

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In The News

“Appearing before Crow Wing County District Court Judge Patricia Aanes, Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Mary Russell called Dr. Erik Severson, an orthopaedics department head at Cuyuna Regional...”—"Injuries the focus of continuing testimony in trial of mom accused of torturing her children", Brainerd Dispatch, May 2025

“After introducing a "rapid recovery" protocol, total knee replacement patients spent an average of 1.5 fewer days in the hospital, reported pain scores 1.6 points lower on a standard 10-point...”—"New Rx Protocol Improves Knee Replacement Recovery", MedPage Today, March 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2012 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
doctor visit	289
hospital care	12
injections	159
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	41
lower extremity surgery	41
reconstructive surgery	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2013 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	51
reconstructive surgery	51

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2014 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	55
lower extremity surgery	55
reconstructive surgery	55

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2015 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

joint surgery	62
lower extremity surgery	62
reconstructive surgery	62

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	110

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2016 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

joint surgery	89
lower extremity surgery	89
reconstructive surgery	89

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2017 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

joint surgery	100
lower extremity surgery	100
reconstructive surgery	100

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2018 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and computer assisted surgery (CAS).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

computer assisted surgery (CAS)	21
joint surgery	90
lower extremity surgery	90
reconstructive surgery	90

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	39
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	19
joint surgery	141
lab tests	32
lower extremity surgery	141
reconstructive surgery	141

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	15
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	14
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	54
reconstructive surgery	54

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2021 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and computer assisted surgery (CAS).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	34
joint surgery	93
lower extremity surgery	93
reconstructive surgery	93

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Crosby, MN were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	159
blood draw	27
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	22
doctor visit	289
hospital care	11
injections	159
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	77
lab tests	32
lower extremity surgery	77
reconstructive surgery	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	9
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	5
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	43

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Minnesota.

Residency: University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverwood Healthcare Center

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$72,988 Velys $62,477	VELYS Hip Navigation $9,243	ATTUNE $1,267
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$3,770 Extremities $1,342	Knee $120	ATTUNE $63	Velys $56	CORAIL $51	Other $2,139
Ethicon US, LLC	$200 DERMABOND $121	DERMABOND PRINEO $79
ACell, Inc.	$95 $95
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$81 Legion Revision $81
Other	$30 Supartz $17	Cellvizio $13

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$69,960
Travel and Lodging	$5,476
Food and Beverage	$1,728

Research Payments

Dr. Erik Paul Severson, MD has received 10 research payments totaling $187,974.

Biography

Dr. Erik Severson is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah, Dr. Severson attended the University of Minnesota Medical School. These areas are among Dr. Severson's clinical interests: knee problems and hip problems. He is affiliated with Riverwood Healthcare Center and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center.