Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest, MD

  • Durango, CO
  • Trauma surgery physician
NPI1700063732PAC ID1052689627
Medicare services, 2023
196
Publications
11
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$209
Practice address
1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
Practice phone
Call (970) 247-4311
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Primary practice

CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital

Hospital · Durango, Colorado

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Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest is a trauma surgery physician in Durango, Colorado

Dr. Earnest practices at CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Earnest's NPI, 1700063732, was assigned on January 22, 2008. Dr. Earnest graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Earnest holds Texas license V0384.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1052689627
NPI enumeration date
January 22, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(970) 247-4311
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest practices at CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado

Dr. Earnest's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital, at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301 in La Plata County. The practice phone is (970) 247-4311.

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Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Earnest's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Earnest is also affiliated with Lutheran Hospital. The medical group on file is Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Associates (CTSA). Dmand AI also links Dr. Earnest to 3 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Earnest practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CommonSpirit - Mercy HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest is one of 48 trauma surgery physicians in Colorado

Trauma surgery is Dr. Earnest's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0127X. Dr. Earnest is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Earnest's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Georgia and Indiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Trauma surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense V0384 · 2024 to 2026 · taxonomy 2086S0127X
  • Colorado licenseLicense DR.0069723 · 2022 to 2027
  • Surgery, OhioLicense 57013245 · 2017 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Georgia license2024 to 2026
  • Indiana license2009 to 2025

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, multiple traumatic injuries and traumatic coma among the conditions Dr. Earnest treats.

Trauma surgery physicians near Dr. Earnest

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Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest billed Medicare for 196 services in 2023

CMS data shows 196 Medicare services from Dr. Earnest across 5 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $22,997 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2023196
Paid by Medicare$22,997
Procedure codes5

Dr. Earnest's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 3752023: 19648%

Dr. Earnest compared with the Colorado median for trauma surgery physicians, 2023

  • Dr. Earnest
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
196vs 912.2 times

Medians across 44 trauma surgery physicians in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Earnest's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's patients have a median age of 68

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Earnest's median patient age at 68, with 28% women.

Dr. Earnest's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women28%
  • Men72%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Earnest for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Earnest accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Earnest's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 89.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Earnest, published from 2019 to 2023. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Air Ambulances, Brain Injuries, Traumatic and Disease Models, Animal. Dr. Earnest has published most often in Mil Med. Dr. Earnest's most frequent co-authors are Mark Alan Cheney, MD, Michael Goodman, MD and Richard J. Strilka, MD.

Papers11
Years published2019 to 2023

Dr. Earnest's papers by year, 2019 to 2023

Topics Dr. Earnest writes about most

  • Air Ambulances
  • Brain Injuries, Traumatic
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Military Personnel

Dr. Earnest's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest received $209 in industry payments from 2021 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Earnest from 3 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated paid the most, $125.

General payments to Dr. Earnest by program year, 2021 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Earnest the most, 2021 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Earnest.

Awards and honors for Dr. Earnest

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Dr. Earnest graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Earnest is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolUniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgical critical careAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Earnest is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Earnest accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare12
  2. PPO11
  3. HMO10
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's NPI number?

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's NPI number is 1700063732. It was assigned on January 22, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest?

Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest is a trauma surgery physician in Durango, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Trauma Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0127X).

Where does Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest practice?

Dr. Earnest practices at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301. Dr. Earnest's primary practice is CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Earnest to 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Earnest is (970) 247-4311.

What is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's medical license number?

Dr. Earnest holds Texas license V0384, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Earnest in Texas (2024 to 2026), Colorado (2022 to 2027), Ohio (2017 to 2027), Georgia (2024 to 2026) and Indiana (2009 to 2025).

Which hospitals is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest affiliated with?

Dr. Earnest practices at CommonSpirit - Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado. Dr. Earnest is also affiliated with Lutheran Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest part of?

Dr. Earnest is linked to Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery Associates (CTSA). Dmand AI links Dr. Earnest to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Earnest billed Medicare for 196 services in 2023, and Dr. Earnest accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest's MIPS score?

Dr. Earnest's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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Is Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest board certified?

Yes. Dr. Earnest is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Earnest's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest go to medical school?

Dr. Earnest graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2007.

Has Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $209 in general payments to Dr. Earnest from 3 companies from 2021 to 2024. The largest total came from Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated.

How long has Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest been practicing?

Dr. Earnest graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

Does Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Earnest, published from 2019 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest publish with?

Dr. Earnest's most frequent co-authors are Mark Alan Cheney, MD (2 shared papers), Michael Goodman, MD (2 shared papers) and Richard J. Strilka, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Ryan Eric Earnest accept?

Dr. Earnest is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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