Dr. Michael Erickson, DO
Trauma Surgery (Trauma Surgery Physician)
1005 Harborside Dr
Galveston, TX 77555
Who else practices at this address →
Galveston County includes primary care (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 105
Licensed in Texas since 2021, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Trauma Surgery Physician primary
TX license T3078 (first issued 2021; active) -
Surgical Critical Care Physician
TX license T3078 (first issued 2021; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX
Medical groups
- Utmb Faculty Group Practice (1,101 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
- 105
- Services billed
- 151
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 34 | 24 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 26 | 26 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 15 | 13 |
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, 2 companies reported 17 payments worth $9,849 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $9,608 |
|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $240 |
| Education | $8,500 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $747 |
| Travel and Lodging | $602 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 4, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $2,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. May 9, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 13, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. May 6, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 19, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind | $273 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $255 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $37.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jan 22, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind | $19.00 |
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.