What is Michelle Higginson's specialty?

Michelle Higginson (NPI 1508969387) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Old Saybrook, CT.

Where does Michelle Higginson practice?

Michelle Higginson practices in Old Saybrook, CT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508969387.

How much does Medicare pay Michelle Higginson?

Michelle Higginson (NPI 1508969387) received approximately $138K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 583 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508969387

Michelle HigginsonMD

DermatologyOld Saybrook, CTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,428

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,342

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$130K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 185 Dermatology providers in CT — above median (cohort median 1,747).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,604

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$90K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

4.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Metronidazole485 claims

Ketoconazole274 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate192 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide105 claims

Betamethasone Valerate79 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michelle Higginson'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Cohen Dermatopathology, P.C. Clinical Laboratory · Needham, MA	336	590
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	96	182
LAWRENCE AND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	38	75
Barry Richter Dermatology · Guilford, CT	17	30
Timothy Tobin Internal Medicine · Essex, CT	16	34
Nancy Rini Diagnostic Radiology · Middletown, CT	15	16
Ravi Jain Diagnostic Radiology · Middletown, CT	14	19
Michael Baldwin Family Practice · Essex, CT	13	26
Alicia Beck Physician Assistant · Old Saybrook, CT	12	13

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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