Andrea B. Higgins, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, ME
Andrea B. Higgins, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1033777099, issued on Jun 4, 2019. Check the license (Maine MD26205, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea B. Higgins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD26205 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 84 Marginal Way Ste 700&800, Portland, ME 04101
- Phone
- (207) 774-5816
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2026
- Fax
- (207) 523-8595
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221114001640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrea B. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD26205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,887 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium216 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate135 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium101 claims
- Lisinopril85 claims
- Gabapentin83 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $90.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Intermed PASouth Portland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrea B. Higgins among 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine
Andrea B. Higgins, MD is one of 597 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maine. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
145 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland
They are 145 of the 6,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine.
All 597 in Maine → Every provider in Portland → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Botler, MDPortland, ME 041011891764577
- Charles Cathcart, MDPortland, ME 041011861461535
- Wendy Cathcart, MDPortland, ME 041011295704971
- Thomas Claffey, MDPortland, ME 041011487623153
- Steven Dobieski, MDPortland, ME 041011942279617
- John Erickson, MDPortland, ME 041011043289713
- Debra Fuchs Ertman, MDPortland, ME 041011730158403
- Phyllidia Ku-Ruth, MDPortland, ME 041011497724108
Common questions
What is Andrea B. Higgins, MD's NPI number?
Andrea B. Higgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033777099, issued on Jun 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea B. Higgins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 84 Marginal Way Ste 700&800, Portland, ME, 04101. Phone: (207) 774-5816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea B. Higgins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD26205, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrea B. Higgins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrea B. Higgins, MD had 2,887 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.