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Dr. Vern Erickson, MD

(Dr. Vern Erickson, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

205 7th Street W
Park Rapids, MN 56470

(218) 732-7760

Dr. Vern Erickson, MD is an internist in Park Rapids, MN specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine).

Office Locations

205 7th Street W
Park Rapids, MN 56470

(218) 732-7760

(218) 732-7334

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In The News

“The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice reprimanded Dr. Vern Erickson of Park Rapids and put conditions on his license.”—"The Enterprise's Top 10 articles in 2022", Park Rapids Enterprise, February 2010

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Vern Erickson, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Vern Erickson, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
blood draw	301
diabetes management	44
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1051
hospital care	74
injections	25
inpatient care	74
lab tests	739
preventive care	151
vaccines	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
blood draw	224
diabetes management	21
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	720
hospital care	73
injections	28
inpatient care	73
lab tests	399
preventive care	85
vaccines	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	38
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
blood draw	239
diabetes management	32
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	782
ear procedures	20
hospital care	116
injections	46
inpatient care	116
lab tests	533
preventive care	89
vaccines	46

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	44
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	216
diabetes management	15
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	768
ear procedures	12
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
lab tests	465
preventive care	55
vaccines	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	96
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	215
diabetes management	14
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	590
hospital care	58
injections	19
inpatient care	58
lab tests	416
nursing home care	30
preventive care	45
vaccines	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	39
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	171
diabetes management	22
doctor visit	506
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
lab tests	336
nursing home care	32
preventive care	46
vaccines	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	31
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2018 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	72
doctor visit	393
lab tests	115

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	18
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	15
doctor visit	636
lab tests	190
preventive care	40
vaccines	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	115

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	32
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	34
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	561
lab tests	293
preventive care	44
vaccines	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	99

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	33
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	209
diabetes management	38
doctor visit	620
lab tests	210
preventive care	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	37
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	208
cardiac procedures	20
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	508
lab tests	160
preventive care	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	36
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN during 2023 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	242
diabetes management	32
doctor visit	520
lab tests	214
preventive care	32

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	76

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	30
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vern Erickson, MD treated as an internist in Park Rapids, MN were lab tests, blood draw, inpatient care and hospital care.

aspiration	29
blood draw	193
cardiac procedures	20
diabetes management	25
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	637
ear procedures	16
hospital care	76
injections	29
inpatient care	76
lab tests	339
nursing home care	31
preventive care	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
vaccines	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	101
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	36
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	76

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$244 Assurity Pacemaker $177	Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker $67
Amgen Inc.	$214 Repatha $16	$198
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$53 Uloric $22	AMITIZA $19	Trintellix $11
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$47 Yupelri $13	$34
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$40 ENTRESTO $40
Other	$398 Dayvigo $33	ELIQUIS $33	INCRUSE $22	Contrave $21	Benicar $21	Other $269

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$637
Education	$360

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern Erickson, MD From 2012 - 2023

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