Eriator, Ike I., M.D.
Specialties: General Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain Management
Gender: Male
Biography: Ike Eriator, MD, MPH, MBA; graduated from medical school at the top of the class. He earned an MPH from Boston University and then completed a research fellowship in Neurology at the Boston University Medical Center. His residency training in Anesthesiology was also at the Boston University Medical Center, where he served as chief resident in the final year. His Pain Medicine fellowship training was at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also has an MBA in Healthcare from the George Washington University. Currently a professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he directs the Pain Fellowship Program and is also Chair of IRB1. His life goal is to restore joy and improve the quality of life for people by helping to control pain using a holistic, multimodal approach. He subspecializes in using advanced interventional procedures to treat pain. His clinical, research, and teaching interests include pain management, epidemiology, opioids (narcotics), healthcare quality improvement, and research ethics. Dr. Eriator sits on the Ethics Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
My Approach to Healthcare
My life goal is to restore joy and improve your quality of life. I lead a team that changes lives, provides a sense of control, and uses a holistic, multimodal approach to provide you with exceptional professional quality care. Anesthesia, and Pain treatment have to be scientific and individualized. Using a combination of procedures like nerve blocks and other resources to decrease the impact of pain, my office provides you with comprehensive team-based care. We use multiple advanced interventional procedures for pain that is resistant to conservative modalities. Our structure and processes ensure a sustainable quality outcome for you.
Practice Locations
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Jackson Medical Mall - UMMC Clinics
350 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine |
| Fellowship: | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | Boston University Medical Center |
| Internship: | University Teaching Hospital |
| Internship: | MetroWest Medical Center-Framingham Union Hospital |
| Medical Education: | University of Benin Medical School |
| Medical Education: | Boston University Medical Center |
| Residency: | Boston University Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Chair, Institutional Review Board, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2013 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2008 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2003 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Diplomate of The American Board of Anesthesiology | 04/1997 - Present |
| Re-certification, Diplomate of The American Board of Pain medicine | 03/2019 - 03/2029 |
| Licensure, Massachusetts State Medical license, Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 06/1996 - 11/2022 |
| Licensure, Tennesse Board Medical License, Tennessee Board of medicine | 09/1996 - 11/2021 |
| Licensure, Florida State Board License, Florida Department of Health | 08/2007 - 2023 |
| DEA, Controlled Substance Registration Certificate, U.S. Dept. of Justice Drug Enforcement Admin. | 07/1997 - 08/2023 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board License, Mississippi State Board of medicine | 06/1998 - 06/2022 |
| Certification, Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management, American Board of Anesthesiology | 09/1998 - 12/2028 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Southern Pain Society: Distinguished Service Award for Outstand Service to SPS, Southern Pain Society | 2009 |
| Best Doctor, Best Doctors | 2007 |
| Certificate of Appreciation; Team leader, Missions & Goals, Jackson State University Department of Public Health | 2006 |
| Special contributions Award; Departmental Missions, Sony Montgomery V A Medical Center, Jackson MS | 2002 |
| Certificate of Appreciation; Team Leader, Pain Management, Sony Montgomery V A Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 2002 |
| Hospital Pain Program: Best Practice Example for the entire health care industry, JACHO | 2002 |
| Rotary Foundation Scholarship, Rotary Foundation | 1990 |
| AJ Seward Price for the Best Student in Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin. | 1986 |
| Provost Prize (Best graduating student), 1986, College of medical Science, University of Benin | 1986 |
| School Prize (First year clinical Exam), College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin | 1983 |