Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker, MD

  • Richlands, VA
  • General surgeon
NPI1821285727PAC ID6800947300
Medicare services, 2024
114
Medicare patients, 2024
109
Part D claims, 2024
105
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,530
Practice address
6801 Governor Gc Perry Highway, Richlands, VA 24641
Practice phone
Call (276) 596-6000
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Primary practice

Clinch Valley Medical Center

Hospital · Richlands, Virginia

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Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker is a general surgeon in Richlands, Virginia

Dr. Ernspiker practices at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Ernspiker's NPI, 1821285727, was assigned on September 25, 2007. Dr. Ernspiker graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Ernspiker holds Virginia license 0101254580.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800947300
NPI enumeration date
September 25, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(276) 596-6000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

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

Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker practices at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia

Dr. Ernspiker's primary practice is Clinch Valley Medical Center, at 6801 Governor Gc Perry Highway, Richlands, VA 24641 in Tazewell County. The practice phone is (276) 596-6000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ernspiker's primary practice is Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Ernspiker is also affiliated with Buchanan General Hospital. The medical group on file is Buchanan Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ernspiker to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Clinch Valley Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker is one of 739 general surgeons in Virginia

Surgery is Dr. Ernspiker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ernspiker's licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101254580 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Kentucky licenseLicense 42548

General surgeons near Dr. Ernspiker

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Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker billed Medicare for 114 services in 2024

CMS data shows 114 Medicare services from Dr. Ernspiker across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,377 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024114
Medicare patients109
Paid by Medicare$6,377
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1952024: 11442%
Surgery
2023: 182024: 0100%

Dr. Ernspiker compared with the Virginia median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ernspiker
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
114vs 19040% below
Medicare patients
109vs 14424% below
Part D claims
59vs 3474% above

Medians across 667 general surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ernspiker'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. Erich L. Ernspiker treated 109 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ernspiker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 41 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ernspiker's median patient age at 62, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024109
Average age71
Average risk score1.43
Also on Medicaid33%

Dr. Ernspiker's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ernspiker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5248%
  • Men5752%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol68%
  3. Anxiety47%
  4. Diabetes45%
  5. Arthritis38%
  6. COPD34%
  7. Ischemic heart disease33%
  8. Mood disorders32%

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

Dr. Ernspiker's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

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

Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ernspiker wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims for 38 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 59 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $406 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 66 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024105
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$406
Part D patients38

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

  • Generic103 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims2%

Dr. Ernspiker'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. Ernspiker's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids12%13 of 105 claims
  • Antibiotics12%13 of 105 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: 662024: 5911%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 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. Erich L. Ernspiker ranks in the 48th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Ernspiker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Ernspiker, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Ernspiker ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
48th percentile18 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker received $1,530 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Ernspiker from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Endogastric Solutions, Inc paid the most, $1,104.

General payments to Dr. Ernspiker by program year, 2017 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Ernspiker by kind, 2017 to 2023

$1.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$92560%
  • Food and beverage$60540%

Companies that paid Dr. Ernspiker the most, 2017 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine

Dr. Ernspiker graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker's NPI number?

Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker's NPI number is 1821285727. It was assigned on September 25, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker?

Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker is a general surgeon in Richlands, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker practice?

Dr. Ernspiker practices at 6801 Governor Gc Perry Highway, Richlands, VA 24641. Dr. Ernspiker's primary practice is Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ernspiker to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ernspiker is (276) 596-6000.

What is Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker's medical license number?

Dr. Ernspiker holds Virginia license 0101254580, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ernspiker in Virginia and Kentucky.

Which hospitals is Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker affiliated with?

Dr. Ernspiker practices at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia. Dr. Ernspiker is also affiliated with Buchanan General Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker part of?

Dr. Ernspiker is linked to Buchanan Health Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Ernspiker to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ernspiker billed Medicare for 114 services in 2024, and Dr. Ernspiker accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker see?

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ernspiker in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ernspiker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker go to medical school?

Dr. Ernspiker graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ernspiker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Metoclopramide HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,530 in general payments to Dr. Ernspiker from 16 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from Endogastric Solutions, Inc.

How long has Dr. Erich L. Ernspiker been practicing?

Dr. Ernspiker graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

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