Erik Bergquist, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Helena, MTNPI 1740406412
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $269 of the $309 with a category attached, or 87.1%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 59.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $93 and has fallen 65.4% since, to $32 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in MT, where the typical reported total is $1,701.
Across 15 payments — averaging $20.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$184
- Stryker$53
- Sioux Surgical Inc$32
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$24
- Zimmer Biomet$16
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$26987%
- Education$4013%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 8 | $184 |
| Stryker | 2 | $53 |
| Sioux Surgical Inc | 2 | $32 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$309 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 76 orthopaedic surgery providers in Montana.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 92 | $270 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 23 | $59 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Helena
- Chase DukesHelena$34K
- Kerry HaleHelena$14K
- Jeffrey DicksonHelena$2K
- Peter HansonHelena$872
- John MichelottiHelena$820
- Brian DrakeBillings$84K
- Daniel WhitingMissoula$39K
- Daniel DixonMissoula$38K
- Matthew KopplinBillings$35K
- Jace BullardGreat Falls$29K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.