Alan Higgins, PA
Physician Assistant · Cambridge, MA
Alan Higgins, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1992749428, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 1186, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Higgins
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1186 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Phone
- (617) 499-5025
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Fax
- (617) 864-0085
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 1186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin29 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Alan Higgins among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Alan Higgins, PA is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
99 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cambridge
They are 99 of the 5,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Alan Higgins, PA's NPI number?
Alan Higgins, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992749428, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Higgins, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, 02138. Phone: (617) 499-5025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Higgins, PA's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1186, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alan Higgins, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Higgins, PA had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.