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Eric Ian Ferkel, MD

NPI 1588982508ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Van Nuys, CA

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Van Nuys, California, trained at Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School (class of 2008). 372 Medicare patients in 2024, $243,472 paid; nearly all of their 150 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $145,820 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1588982508
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 14, 2010
Last updated in NPPESJul 14, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XA112036CA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X2014-00601NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients372
Services billed4,550 across 116 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$243,472

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)150 · 182 30-day fills
Patients70
Total drug cost$5,689
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolNorthwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$145,820 · 134 payments from 18 companies
  • 2024$81,158 · 86 payments from 17 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Smith+nephew, Inc.$65,96154
Arthrex, Inc.$38,28424
Medartis Inc.$34,2594
Paragon 28, Inc.$2,89310
Arcuro Medical Inc$2,0001

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$71,275 · 7 payments
  • Consulting Fee$46,039 · 6 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$22,277 · 28 payments
  • Food and Beverage$6,229 · 93 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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