Dr. Erik Christian Nilssen, MD

Dr. Nilssen practices at North Florida Surgeons, PA in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Nilssen's NPI, 1457579435, was assigned on April 23, 2007. Dr. Nilssen graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Nilssen holds Florida license ME99816.

Dr. Nilssen's primary practice is North Florida Surgeons, PA, at 2 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL 32204 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 396-1725.

Dr. Nilssen's primary practice is North Florida Surgeons, PA in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Nilssen is also affiliated with Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. The medical group on file is North Florida Surgeons. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nilssen to 3 more hospitals, 2 physician offices and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nilssen practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Nilssen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Nilssen is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Nilssen's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, joint pain, leg, ankle or foot fracture, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, muscle weakness, nerve damage and tendon and ligament injury among the conditions Dr. Nilssen treats.

CMS data shows 1,937 Medicare services from Dr. Nilssen across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 396 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $189,685 for them.

CMS counts 396 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nilssen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 227 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nilssen's median patient age at 61, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nilssen wrote 366 Medicare Part D claims for 144 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 312 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,989 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 205 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Nilssen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nilssen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Nilssen in 2015. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Cartilage, Articular and Tendon Injuries. Dr. Nilssen's most frequent co-authors are Adam William Anz, MD, Chad Matthew Kennedy, MD and Jess Harding Mullens, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Nilssen to 1 clinical trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 249 general payments to Dr. Nilssen from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $243,459.

Dr. Nilssen graduated from USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Nilssen is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.