Dr. Bret D. Errington, MD

  • Amarillo, TX
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1548210107PAC ID2769393750
Medicare services, 2024
471
Medicare patients, 2024
232
Part D claims, 2024
1,327
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
16
Practice address
705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124
Practice phone
Call (806) 353-6400
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Primary practice

Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA

Amarillo, Texas

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Dr. Bret D. Errington is a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, Texas

Dr. Errington practices at Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas.

Dr. Errington's NPI, 1548210107, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Errington graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Errington holds Texas license K2154.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2769393750
NPI enumeration date
May 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(806) 353-6400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

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

Dr. Bret D. Errington practices at Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas

Dr. Errington's primary practice is Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA, at 705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124 in Potter County. The practice phone is (806) 353-6400.

  • Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA
    705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124 · Potter CountyPhone(806) 353-6400

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Bret D. Errington is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Errington's primary practice is Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Errington is also affiliated with BSA Hospital. The medical group on file is Southwest Neuroscience & Spine Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Errington to 2 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bret D. Errington's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Errington practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PAAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Bret D. Errington is one of 603 neurosurgeons in Texas

Neurological surgery is Dr. Errington's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Errington is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Errington is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense K2154 · 1997 to 2026 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Errington treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Errington

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

603neurosurgeons in Texas
8neurosurgeons in Amarillo

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

Dr. Bret D. Errington billed Medicare for 471 services in 2024

CMS data shows 471 Medicare services from Dr. Errington across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 232 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,462 for them.

Medicare services, 2024471
Medicare patients232
Paid by Medicare$82,462
Procedure codes15

Dr. Errington's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2152024: 25519%
Surgery
2023: 712024: 166134%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 50

Where Dr. Errington's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office27258%
  • In a facility19942%

Dr. Errington compared with the Texas median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Errington
  • Texas median
Medicare services
471vs 2122.2 times
Medicare patients
232vs 13868% above
Part D claims
1,269vs 5821.9 times

Medians across 518 neurosurgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Errington's 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. Bret D. Errington treated 232 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 232 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Errington in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 153 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Errington's median patient age at 66, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024232
Average age71
Average risk score1.06
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Errington's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Errington's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12353%
  • Men10947%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Errington's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Mood disorders37%
  5. Depression34%
  6. Ischemic heart disease32%
  7. Anxiety29%
  8. Diabetes27%

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

Dr. Errington's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Bret D. Errington wrote 1,327 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Errington wrote 1,327 Medicare Part D claims for 230 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,269 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,630 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,044 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,327
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$15,630
Part D patients230

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

  • Generic1,325 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims0%

Dr. Errington's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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. Errington's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids27%358 of 1,327 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, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0442024: 1,26922%

Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 14 in 2023.

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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. Bret D. Errington scored 16 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 16 out of 100 for Dr. Errington for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Errington accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Errington, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Errington's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 16of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 54of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Errington ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
62nd percentile64 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
76th percentile49 procedures

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

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Dr. Bret D. Errington has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Errington.

Papers1

Recent publications by Dr. Errington

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Dr. Bret D. Errington received $6,154 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 166 general payments to Dr. Errington from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $2,607.

General payments to Dr. Errington by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Errington by kind, 2016 to 2025

$6.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,73261%
  • Travel and lodging$2,42239%

Companies that paid Dr. Errington the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Bret D. Errington graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Errington graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bret D. Errington accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Errington is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • United Healthcare
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • HCSC
  • +11 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Errington accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO11
  2. PPO11
  3. POS6
  4. EPO5
  5. Medicare5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Bret D. Errington'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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)
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. Bret D. Errington's NPI number?

Dr. Bret D. Errington's NPI number is 1548210107. It was assigned on May 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bret D. Errington?

Dr. Bret D. Errington is a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Bret D. Errington practice?

Dr. Errington practices at 705 Quail Creek Dr, Amarillo, TX 79124. Dr. Errington's primary practice is Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center PA in Amarillo, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Errington to 2 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Bret D. Errington's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Errington is (806) 353-6400.

What is Dr. Bret D. Errington's medical license number?

Dr. Errington holds Texas license K2154.

Which hospitals is Dr. Bret D. Errington affiliated with?

Dr. Errington is affiliated with BSA Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Errington to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Bret D. Errington part of?

Dr. Errington is linked to Southwest Neuroscience & Spine Center.

Does Dr. Bret D. Errington accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Errington billed Medicare for 471 services in 2024, and Dr. Errington accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Bret D. Errington's MIPS score?

Dr. Errington's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 16 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bret D. Errington see?

CMS counts 232 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Errington in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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Is Dr. Bret D. Errington board certified?

Yes. Dr. Errington is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. Bret D. Errington bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Errington's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: bones and joints (22853) and surgery: bones and joints (22614).

Where did Dr. Bret D. Errington go to medical school?

Dr. Errington graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Bret D. Errington prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Errington's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tizanidine HCl.

Has Dr. Bret D. Errington received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,154 in general payments to Dr. Errington from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.

How long has Dr. Bret D. Errington been practicing?

Dr. Errington graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

Does Dr. Bret D. Errington do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Errington.

What insurance does Dr. Bret D. Errington accept?

Dr. Errington is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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