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Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD

(Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD)

(455 Ratings)

Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Professional interests include: Meniere's disease, tinnitus, migraine, and more.

4910 Directors Place
San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 657-8540

Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD is a null in San Diego, CA specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

4910 Directors Place
San Diego, CA 92121

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In The News

“Muotri is collaborating with UCSD neurologist Erik Viirre, who said in a statement, "The study results will have enormous implications for space colonization and human health.”—"UCSD to send 'mini-brains' to International Space Station for neural disease research", The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2019

“It is also time to bring these tools into clinical practice, believes Dr. Erik Viirre, a San Diego neurophysiologist.”—"Feeling glum, happy, aroused? New technology can detect your mood", CNN, February 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

botulinum toxin injection for migraine

In 2023, Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD performed more botulinum toxin injection for migraine procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

botulinum toxin injection

chemodenervation

In 2012, Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD had a list price for botulinum toxin injection, and chemodenervation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	441

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	248

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	22
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	15
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	279

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	19
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	244

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	48
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	296

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	28
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	256

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	27
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	337

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	19
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	423

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	31
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	344

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	23
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	552
injections	42
minimally invasive procedures	42

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	21
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	26
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	556
injections	47
minimally invasive procedures	47

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	28
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD treated as a null in San Diego, CA were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

doctor visit	361
injections	44
minimally invasive procedures	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	178
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	68
85 and over	24
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD graduated from The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 455 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Erik S. Viirre, MD, PHD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$15,039 EMGALITY $352	REYVOW $64	$14,622
Allergan, Inc.	$1,060 UBRELVY $997	BOTOX $64
Amgen Inc.	$639 Aimovig $518	$122
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$263 Zecuity $125	QVAR $56	AJOVY $39	$43
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$153 Aimovig $118	MAYZENT $15	$19
Other	$557 VYEPTI $143	Trudhesa $104	ONZETRA Xsail $100	BOTOX - NEUROLOGY $90	UBRELVY $47	Other $73

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,050
Consulting Fee	$4,888
Food and Beverage	$2,960
Travel and Lodging	$1,790
Gift	$16
Other	$8

Biography

Dr. Erik Viirre's specialties are general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He practices in San Diego, CA and La Jolla, CA. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His clinical interests include concussion, vision problems, and migraine. Dr. Viirre is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California. He attended medical school at The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. He is conversant in French.