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Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD

(Dr. Thomas L. Erickson, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine (1979)

1780 E Florence Boulevard Suite 106
Casa Grande, AZ 85222

(520) 836-8988

Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD is an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD is affiliated with SIERRA ORTHOPEDICS PC.

Office Locations

1780 E Florence Boulevard Suite 106
Casa Grande, AZ 85222

(520) 836-8988

(520) 836-7930

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

arthroscopic meniscectomy

arthroscopic meniscus surgery

carpal tunnel surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD had a list price for arthroscopic meniscectomy, arthroscopic meniscus surgery, carpal tunnel surgery, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, meniscectomy (meniscus removal), meniscus surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

total joint replacement

total knee replacement

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD had a list price for total joint replacement, total knee replacement, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

knee replacement

In 2012, Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD had a list price for decompression surgery, and knee replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	721
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	1545
excision	22
hip imaging	83
hospital care	13
immobilization	15
injections	783
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	155
lower extremity surgery	94
minimally invasive procedures	61
musculoskeletal imaging	388
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
pain management	30
reconstructive surgery	94
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	411

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2013 were joint surgery, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	583
excision	17
hip imaging	47
hospital care	14
immobilization	17
injections	177
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	190
lower extremity surgery	99
minimally invasive procedures	102
musculoskeletal imaging	155
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
pain management	23
reconstructive surgery	88
upper extremity surgery	108
X-rays	155

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	25
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2014 were joint surgery, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	173
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	26
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	695
excision	16
hip imaging	54
immobilization	25
injections	189
joint surgery	190
lower extremity surgery	110
minimally invasive procedures	96
musculoskeletal imaging	168
pain management	16
reconstructive surgery	94
upper extremity surgery	80
X-rays	168

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	14
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	31
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2015 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	686
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	1474
excision	21
hip imaging	74
immobilization	17
injections	730
joint surgery	159
lower extremity surgery	90
minimally invasive procedures	69
musculoskeletal imaging	303
pain management	22
reconstructive surgery	90
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	303

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	774
Female	1028

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1590
Black	38
Hispanic	128
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	924
From 75 to 84	612
85 and over	110
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2016 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	688
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	36
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	1370
excision	15
injections	723
joint surgery	208
lower extremity surgery	111
minimally invasive procedures	112
musculoskeletal imaging	242
pain management	20
reconstructive surgery	96
upper extremity surgery	97
X-rays	242

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	815
Black	17
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	68
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2017 were injections, aspiration, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	249
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	763
excision	20
injections	263
joint surgery	201
lower extremity surgery	125
minimally invasive procedures	89
musculoskeletal imaging	118
pain management	14
reconstructive surgery	112
upper extremity surgery	76
X-rays	118

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	42
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2018 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	306
excision	14
injections	14
joint surgery	189
lower extremity surgery	134
minimally invasive procedures	71
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	118
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2019 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, upper extremity surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	281
excision	16
joint surgery	173
lower extremity surgery	112
minimally invasive procedures	79
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	94
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	96
X-rays	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2020 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	226
joint surgery	136
lower extremity surgery	88
minimally invasive procedures	62
musculoskeletal imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	74
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2021 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	203
joint surgery	108
lower extremity surgery	82
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	69
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	53
X-rays	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ during 2022 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	135
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	67
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Casa Grande, AZ were injections, aspiration, joint surgery and X-rays.

aspiration	383
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	689
excision	17
hip imaging	64
hospital care	13
immobilization	18
injections	411
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	161
lower extremity surgery	101
minimally invasive procedures	72
musculoskeletal imaging	145
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pain management	20
reconstructive surgery	89
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	73
X-rays	147

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	438
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	33
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	26
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	265

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1979. He has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine (1979)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SIERRA ORTHOPEDICS PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Casa Grande, AZ.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Davol Inc.	$5,280 $5,280
Stryker Corporation	$1,721 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $899	HIPS $823
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$124 SYNVISC-ONE $65	Osteoarthritis of the knee $59
Team_Makena_LLC	$77 $77
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$31 Orthopaedics $31
Other	$59 ELIQUIS $24	Zilretta $15	TEFLARO $11	Sprix $9

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$5,280
Travel and Lodging	$1,683
Food and Beverage	$330

Biography

Dr. Thomas Erickson is a physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His patients gave him an average rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5). He is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Leif Erickson, MD From 2012 - 2022

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