What is Michael Higgins's specialty?

Michael Higgins (NPI 1750518437) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Bellingham, WA.

Where does Michael Higgins practice?

Michael Higgins practices in Bellingham, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750518437.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Higgins?

Michael Higgins (NPI 1750518437) received approximately $65K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 213 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750518437

Michael HigginsM.D.

PRACTICESQUALICUM SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryBellingham, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

233

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

245

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 456 General Surgery providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 178).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

152

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$480

Distinct drugs

Brand share

49.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen75 claims

Oxycodone Hcl46 claims

Metronidazole16 claims

Neomycin Sulfate15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$500

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500

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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PEACEHEALTH	121	445
Northwest Pathology Pllc Clinical Laboratory · Bellingham, WA	67	175
Peter Buetow Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	16	37
Matthew Studley Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	16	28
Michael Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	16	35
Gita Rabbani Diagnostic Radiology · Bellingham, WA	15	47
Sean Okeefe Urology · Bellingham, WA	11	32

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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