What is John Higgins's specialty?

John Higgins (NPI 1316033962) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Houston, TX.

Where does John Higgins practice?

John Higgins practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316033962.

How much does Medicare pay John Higgins?

John Higgins (NPI 1316033962) received approximately $10K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 321 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316033962

John HigginsM.D.

CardiologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

351

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

428

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$287

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

69.2

Cost

73.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$57

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$57

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$57

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 450289

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Higgins'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). 31 inbound referrers · 86 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	440	1,500
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	85	323
Miguel Fabrega Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	67	167
Dhiraj Rajkumar Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	52	155
Latifa Sanhaji Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	50	99
Michael Bungo Cardiology · Houston, TX	30	94
Phuc Nguyen Cardiology · Houston, TX	29	72
Eduardo Matta Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	29	60
Catalin Loghin Cardiology · Houston, TX	25	53
HECHT, STEPHEN	24	67
Emilio Supsupin Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	23	49
Manickam Kumaravel Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	23	42

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	322	1,160
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	117	299
Stephen Kaminsky Diagnostic Radiology · Bellaire, TX	78	587
Jean Ekwenibe Cardiology · Cincinnati, OH	62	188
Monica Patel Cardiology · Houston, TX	45	89
Verghese George Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, MO	41	86
Akinsansoye Dosekun Nephrology · Houston, TX	35	275
Miguel Fabrega Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	35	80
Venkateswar Rao Surabhi Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	35	82
Chakradhar Thupili Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	34	76
Joseph Hasapes Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	29	59
Nasser Lakkis Interventional Cardiology · Mobile, AL	29	248

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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