Dr. Eric R. Dirks, DO

  • West Des Moines, IA
  • General practice physician
NPI1053693630PAC ID7719125384
Medicare services, 2024
599
Medicare patients, 2024
360
Part D claims, 2024
71
MIPS score, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1755 59th Pl, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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Primary practice

Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · West Des Moines, Iowa

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Dr. Eric R. Dirks is a general practice physician in West Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Dirks practices at Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Dirks' NPI, 1053693630, was assigned on September 9, 2011. Dr. Dirks holds Florida license UO2709.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7719125384
NPI enumeration date
September 9, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Eric R. Dirks practices at Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD in West Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Dirks' primary practice is Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD, at 1755 59th Pl, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

  • Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD
    1755 59th Pl, West Des Moines, IA 50266

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Dr. Eric R. Dirks is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Dirks' primary practice is Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Dirks is also affiliated with MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. The medical group on file is MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dirks to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric R. Dirks' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Eric R. Dirks is one of 30 general practice physicians in Iowa

General practice is Dr. Dirks' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Dirks is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, FloridaPrimaryLicense UO2709 · taxonomy 208D00000X

General practice physicians near Dr. Dirks

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric R. Dirks billed Medicare for 599 services in 2024

CMS data shows 599 Medicare services from Dr. Dirks across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 360 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,234 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024599
Medicare patients360
Paid by Medicare$45,234
Procedure codes4

Dr. Dirks' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4302024: 36515%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2832024: 23417%

Dr. Dirks compared with the Iowa median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Dirks
  • Iowa median
Medicare services
599vs 1384.3 times
Medicare patients
360vs 19089% above
Part D claims
51vs 7835% below

Medians across 31 general practice physicians in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dirks' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Eric R. Dirks treated 360 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 360 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dirks in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 119 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dirks' median patient age at 61, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024360
Average age76
Average risk score2.02
Also on Medicaid20%

Dr. Dirks' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Dirks' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19253%
  • Men16847%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Dirks' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease45%
  4. Arthritis44%
  5. Heart failure42%
  6. Diabetes41%
  7. Ischemic heart disease40%
  8. Mood disorders39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Dirks' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric R. Dirks wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dirks wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 51 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $312 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202471
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$312
Part D patients51

Dr. Dirks' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic58 claims82%
  • Brand-name and other13 claims18%

Dr. Dirks' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Dirks' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics28%20 of 71 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 132023: 51292%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2023, 1 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric R. Dirks scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Dirks for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dirks accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Dirks' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 80.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Eric R. Dirks received $11 in industry payments in 2017

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Dirks from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $11.

Companies that paid Dr. Dirks the most, 2017 to 2017

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

Sources for Dr. Eric R. Dirks'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 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Eric R. Dirks' NPI number?

Dr. Eric R. Dirks' NPI number is 1053693630. It was assigned on September 9, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric R. Dirks?

Dr. Eric R. Dirks is a general practice physician in West Des Moines, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Eric R. Dirks practice?

Dr. Dirks practices at 1755 59th Pl, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Dr. Dirks' primary practice is Mercyone West Des Moines Medical Center (4th Floor Icu) - HOPD in West Des Moines, Iowa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dirks to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Eric R. Dirks' medical license number?

Dr. Dirks holds Florida license UO2709.

Which hospitals is Dr. Eric R. Dirks affiliated with?

Dr. Dirks is affiliated with MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Eric R. Dirks part of?

Dr. Dirks is linked to MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

Does Dr. Eric R. Dirks accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dirks billed Medicare for 599 services in 2024, and Dr. Dirks accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Eric R. Dirks' MIPS score?

Dr. Dirks' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric R. Dirks see?

CMS counts 360 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dirks in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Eric R. Dirks bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dirks' most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and emergency department visit (99284).

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What drugs does Dr. Eric R. Dirks prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dirks' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ondansetron ODT and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Eric R. Dirks received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11 in general payments to Dr. Dirks from 1 company from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

How long has Dr. Eric R. Dirks been practicing?

Dr. Dirks graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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