What is Thomas Higgins's specialty?

Thomas Higgins (NPI 1750543237) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Louisville, KY.

Where does Thomas Higgins practice?

Thomas Higgins practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750543237.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Higgins?

Thomas Higgins (NPI 1750543237) received approximately $299K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750543237

Thomas HigginsMD

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OtolaryngologyLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,112

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,265

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$251K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 116 Otolaryngology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 890).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

867

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$137K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate137 claims

Prednisone113 claims

Azelastine Hcl102 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate80 claims

Ipratropium Bromide65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$34K

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$27K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$4K

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$27K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas 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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC.	60	241
Kerrie Roberts Audiologist · Louisville, KY	42	60
Melanie Spann Audiologist · Jeffersonville, IN	37	59
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.	25	54
NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL, LLC	25	88
Sameet Sohi Otolaryngology · Louisville, KY	25	102
Sean Miller Otolaryngology · Louisville, KY	21	72
Patricia Hansen Internal Medicine · Louisville, KY	17	29
SILK, KENNETH	12	34
NORTON HOSPITALS INC	11	52
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.	11	33

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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