What is Michael Higgins's specialty?

Michael Higgins (NPI 1730251661) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Norfolk, MA.

Where does Michael Higgins practice?

Michael Higgins practices in Norfolk, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730251661.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Higgins?

Michael Higgins (NPI 1730251661) received approximately $101K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730251661

Michael HigginsM.D.

Internal MedicineNorfolk, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,010

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,524

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$88K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,978 Internal Medicine providers in MA — top quintile (cohort median 564).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,030

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$299K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium449 claims

Amlodipine Besylate314 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium273 claims

Lisinopril239 claims

Simvastatin225 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$120

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$120

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$120

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc Clinical Laboratory · Marlborough, MA	258	855
Primex Clinical Laboratories Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Van Nuys, CA	41	182
Mohamad El-Zaru Interventional Cardiology · Norfolk, MA	28	104
Kevin Loughlin Diagnostic Radiology · Norwood, MA	26	63
MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC	21	97
John Kinch Cardiology · Norwood, MA	19	103
SEMINE, SAMIR	18	37
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS MASSACHUSETTS LLC	18	118
Jeffrey Potter Diagnostic Radiology · Warwick, RI	15	35
Christopher Baker Diagnostic Radiology · Worcester, MA	11	16

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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