What is Eric Ernst's specialty?

Eric Ernst (NPI 1437136819) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Edina, MN.

Where does Eric Ernst practice?

Eric Ernst practices in Edina, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1437136819.

How much does Medicare pay Eric Ernst?

Eric Ernst (NPI 1437136819) received approximately $92K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 817 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437136819

Eric ErnstM.D.

PRACTICEMINNESOTA HEART CLINIC, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

CardiologyEdina, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,839

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,118

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$79K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 450 Cardiology providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 868).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,345

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate599 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium353 claims

Apixaban311 claims

Losartan Potassium274 claims

Carvedilol257 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.6

Quality

75.4

Cost

75.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$12K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$11K

Food and Beverage$476

Travel and Lodging$469

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$11K

Food and Beverage$476

Travel and Lodging$469

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Eric Ernst's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 29 inbound referrers · 61 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	76	171
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	54	158
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	37	87
Allina Health System Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Paul, MN	34	52
John Colford Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	34	45
Laura Diamandopoulos Cardiology · Athens, GA	32	51
Tushar Vora Cardiology · Edina, MN	30	44
Shashank Vats Cardiology · Minneapolis, MN	29	49
Steven Thiel Diagnostic Radiology · Roseville, MN	22	35
Fareed Siddiqui Interventional Radiology · Roseville, MN	22	32
Andrew Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Roseville, MN	21	26
David Laxson Cardiology · Ketchum, ID	21	47

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	315	642
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	80	320
Demosthenes Iskos Cardiology · Edina, MN	51	91
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	40	143
DICK, CANDACE	36	62
LI, HUAGUI	34	63
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	34	95
Michael Manoles Cardiology · Minneapolis, MN	32	47
James Erdahl Internal Medicine · Edina, MN	31	48
NPI 1659339869	29	79
Timinder Biring Interventional Cardiology · Edina, MN	29	62
Dominic Plucinski Cardiology · Edina, MN	29	52

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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