What is Stuart Higano's specialty?

Stuart Higano (NPI 1114998978) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Stuart Higano practice?

Stuart Higano practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1114998978.

How much does Medicare pay Stuart Higano?

Stuart Higano (NPI 1114998978) received approximately $117K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 739 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1114998978

Stuart HiganoM.D.

CardiologySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,199

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,548

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$98K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 343 Cardiology providers in MO — below median (cohort median 2,194).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,923

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium541 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium504 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate479 claims

Metoprolol Succinate383 claims

Apixaban311 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stuart Higano's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 54 inbound referrers · 115 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	325	773
Robert Lehman Internal Medicine · Saint Louis, MO	68	147
Rama Tallam Internal Medicine · Saint Louis, MO	57	165
NPI 1407879562	55	121
Christopher Thornton Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	53	122
OHLMS, KELLY	51	101
NIEMEYER, JOHN	48	91
WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	44	125
STRONACH, LINDA	41	68
Christopher Speidel Interventional Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO	39	57
Mark Chin Cardiology · Farmington, MO	37	82
MOSHER, AMY	36	57

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	415	1,240
SALEM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	199	1,275
Douglas Curry Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	118	248
Christopher Speidel Interventional Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO	118	240
BAJWA, QASIM	107	292
NPI 1407879562	88	235
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	83	219
Lifewatch Services, Inc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Rosemont, IL	72	127
Valerie Emery Nurse Practitioner · Saint Louis, MO	72	193
Floyd Scales Interventional Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	65	130
ENGELS, JOHN	58	115
Jamie Colonnello Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Collins, CO	58	149

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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