Dr. Eric A. Potts, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Indiana University School of Medicine (1995)
- Years since graduation
- 31
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 433
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1995Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
IN license 01053837A
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN
- Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN
- Indiana University Health North Hospital Carmel, IN
- Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo, IN
Medical groups
- Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group PC (51 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 433
- Services billed
- 1,333
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 354 | 254 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 105 | 105 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 88 | 75 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 77 | 34 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 68 | 37 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 67 | 65 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 53 | 18 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 48 | 28 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 40 | 40 |
| X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | 32 | 20 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 13 payments worth $60,169 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $60,058 |
|---|---|
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $88.78 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $22.23 |
| Royalty or License | $59,847 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $322 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. May 27, 2025 | Royalty or License T2 STRATOSPHERE EXPANDABLE CORPECTOMY SYSTEM · TL | $15,715 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Feb 26, 2025 | Royalty or License | $15,277 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Aug 25, 2025 | Royalty or License T2 STRATOSPHERE EXPANDABLE CORPECTOMY SYSTEM · TL | $14,966 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Nov 26, 2025 | Royalty or License T2 STRATOSPHERE EXPANDABLE CORPECTOMY SYSTEM · TL | $12,334 |
| Medtronic, Inc. May 27, 2025 | Royalty or License VERTE-STACK SPINAL SYSTEM · TL | $530 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Feb 26, 2025 | Royalty or License VERTE-STACK SPINAL SYSTEM · TL | $397 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Aug 25, 2025 | Royalty or License VERTE-STACK SPINAL SYSTEM · TL | $315 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Nov 26, 2025 | Royalty or License VERTE-STACK SPINAL SYSTEM · TL | $313 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $15,979 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Pivotal Study of the Premia Spine TOPS™ System
Premia Spine, Ltd. · Completed · NCT03012776
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.