What is Christine Higgins's specialty?

Christine Higgins (NPI 1700881109) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Chesapeake, VA.

Where does Christine Higgins practice?

Christine Higgins practices in Chesapeake, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700881109.

How much does Medicare pay Christine Higgins?

Christine Higgins (NPI 1700881109) received approximately $275K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 640 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700881109

Christine HigginsMD

PRACTICECHESAPEAKE INTERNISTS LTDSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineChesapeake, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,646

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,340

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$271K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,091 Internal Medicine providers in VA — top quintile (cohort median 769).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,769

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$934K

Distinct drugs

131

Brand share

20.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium851 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium579 claims

Omeprazole501 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium491 claims

Amlodipine Besylate467 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christine 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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PETRUSCHAK, MICHAEL	81	188
John Daughdrille Diagnostic Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	49	180
Sanjay Patel Interventional Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	47	159
SENTARA HOSPITALS	29	105
Salvador Trinidad Diagnostic Radiology · Chesapeake, VA	19	43
Ramin Alimard Interventional Cardiology · Chesapeake, VA	18	71
TAN, DOMINGO	17	30
CHESAPEAKE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	15	84
Edward Miller Interventional Cardiology · Chesapeake, VA	14	40
Harry Kanter Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chesapeake, VA	13	27
Jonathan Romash Emergency Medicine · Chesapeake, VA	12	50
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE LLC	12	51

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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