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Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

890 W Stetson Avenue Suite B
Hemet, CA 92543

(951) 537-6002

Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA specializing in diagnostic radiology.

Office Locations

890 W Stetson Avenue Suite B
Hemet, CA 92543

(951) 537-6002

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

brain MRI

MRI

In 2023, Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD had a list price for brain MRI, and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

In 2023, Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD had a list price for abdominal CT scan, CT scan, duplex ultrasound, head/brain CT scan, vascular studies, vascular ultrasound, and venous ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cervical spine CT scan

chest CT scan

limited abdominal ultrasound

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

pelvic CT scan

spine CT scan

thoracic imaging

venous duplex ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD had a list price for cervical (neck) spine CT scan, chest CT scan, limited abdominal ultrasound, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, pelvic CT scan, spine CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, and venous duplex ultrasound 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

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	490
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	301
breast procedures	663
cardiac procedures	43
CT scan	692
diagnostic imaging	96
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hip imaging	115
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	76
musculoskeletal imaging	264
nuclear scan	58
pelvic imaging	343
preventive care	530
spinal procedures	175
stress testing	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	1719
ultrasound (sonogram)	447
vascular procedures	208
women's imaging	635
X-rays	2777

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	634
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	339
breast procedures	488
cardiac procedures	31
CT scan	711
diagnostic imaging	26
hip imaging	121
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	64
musculoskeletal imaging	239
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	42
pelvic imaging	440
preventive care	423
spinal procedures	141
stress testing	31
thoracic (chest) imaging	1651
ultrasound (sonogram)	694
vascular procedures	176
women's imaging	475
X-rays	2483

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	902
Female	1414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1908
Black	73
Hispanic	259
Asian	44
Other	21
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	785
From 75 to 84	793
85 and over	486
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	400
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	232
breast procedures	92
cardiac procedures	23
CT scan	502
hip imaging	80
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	59
musculoskeletal imaging	163
nuclear scan	23
pelvic imaging	257
preventive care	72
spinal procedures	125
stress testing	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	1099
ultrasound (sonogram)	392
vascular procedures	110
women's imaging	92
X-rays	1397

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	903

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1261
Black	53
Hispanic	176
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	549
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	320
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	201
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	165
breast procedures	46
cardiac procedures	11
CT scan	352
hip imaging	42
musculoskeletal imaging	42
nuclear scan	11
pelvic imaging	141
preventive care	46
spinal procedures	39
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	1106
ultrasound (sonogram)	184
vascular procedures	68
women's imaging	46
X-rays	1175

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	854
Female	1212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1350
Black	208
Hispanic	410
Asian	64
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	638
From 75 to 84	614
85 and over	478
Less than 65	336

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	52
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	170
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	168
breast procedures	101
CT scan	351
pelvic imaging	120
preventive care	101
spinal procedures	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	1139
ultrasound (sonogram)	121
vascular procedures	55
women's imaging	101
X-rays	1222

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	765

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	126
Hispanic	242
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	239
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	51
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	205
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	177
breast procedures	15
cardiac procedures	13
CT scan	349
nuclear scan	13
pelvic imaging	99
preventive care	15
spinal procedures	21
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	1030
ultrasound (sonogram)	151
vascular procedures	62
women's imaging	15
X-rays	1010

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	597

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	571
Black	150
Hispanic	214
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	186
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	58
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2018 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	171
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	174
breast procedures	29
CT scan	330
musculoskeletal imaging	16
pelvic imaging	103
preventive care	29
spinal procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	114
vascular procedures	46
women's imaging	29
X-rays	69

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	149
Hispanic	240
Asian	28
Other	19
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	187
Less than 65	267

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	57
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2019 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	54
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	97
CT scan	175
pelvic imaging	40
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vascular procedures	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	121
Hispanic	122
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	73
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	61
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2020 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	78
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	75
CT scan	147
musculoskeletal imaging	11
pelvic imaging	47
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
vascular procedures	30
X-rays	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	125
Hispanic	127
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	63
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	58
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2021 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	94
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	90
CT scan	226
musculoskeletal imaging	13
pelvic imaging	76
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
vascular procedures	28
X-rays	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	118
Hispanic	138
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	78
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2022 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	136
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	116
CT scan	284
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	13
pelvic imaging	98
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	85
vascular procedures	47
X-rays	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	107
Hispanic	166
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	110
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	58
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA during 2023 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	70
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	90
CT scan	169
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
pelvic imaging	54
spinal procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	52
vascular procedures	36

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	85
Hispanic	136
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	93
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Hemet, CA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	225
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	168
breast procedures	204
cardiac procedures	24
CT scan	357
diagnostic imaging	61
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hip imaging	89
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	95
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	29
pelvic imaging	151
preventive care	173
spinal procedures	56
stress testing	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	660
ultrasound (sonogram)	198
vascular procedures	74
women's imaging	199
X-rays	1017

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	595

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	109
Asian / Pacific Islander	31
Non-Hispanic White	652
Hispanic	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	288
85 and over	192
Less than 65	180
65 to 74	339

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Michael Erskine, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	11
Dementia	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$38 CardioMEMS HF System $38
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$23 $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$60

Biography

Dr. James Erskine is a specialist in diagnostic radiology. He works in Hemet, CA. He is a graduate of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine.

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