What is Robert Higginbotham's specialty?

Robert Higginbotham (NPI 1609878834) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Where does Robert Higginbotham practice?

Robert Higginbotham practices in San Luis Obispo, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609878834.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Higginbotham?

Robert Higginbotham (NPI 1609878834) received approximately $317K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,306 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609878834

Robert HigginbothamM.D.

OphthalmologySan Luis Obispo, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,723

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,621

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$306K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,362

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$125K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost464 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone162 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat124 claims

Prednisolone Acetate104 claims

Ofloxacin89 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.5

Quality

99.6

Cost

82.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.82%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$270

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$270

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$270

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Higginbotham'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). 36 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	317	697
HIGA, NOLAN	65	120
Deborah Cherry Internal Medicine · San Luis Obispo, CA	31	74
KLOSTERMAN, PAUL	28	52
Robert Herten Dermatology · San Luis Obispo, CA	27	42
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of San Luis Obispo, Inc. Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · San Luis Obispo, CA	26	47
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	24	56
WIELER, LISA	22	41
CORBETT, HARRY	20	30
NPI 1235185497	20	29
Mark Sherman Ophthalmology · San Luis Obispo, CA	19	35
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE CENTRAL COAST INC	18	35

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.

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