Barton D. Higley, OD
Optometrist · Keene, NH
Barton D. Higley, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Keene, New Hampshire, and NPI 1831465699, issued on Mar 27, 2012. Check the license (New Hampshire 0864, as entered in NPPES) with the New Hampshire board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barton D. Higley
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0864 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 166 West Street, Keene, NH 03431
- Phone
- (603) 532-7803
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Fax
- (603) 354-3165
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121016000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barton D. Higley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Hampshire board licenses this profession
Search for license 0864Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
440 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost214 claims
- Restasis39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol32 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Lumigan11 claims
- Miebo11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- New England Eyeworks LLCKeene, NH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barton D. Higley among 293 optometrist records in New Hampshire
Barton D. Higley, OD is one of 293 optometrist records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Hampshire
There are 293 optometrist records in New Hampshire.
All 293 in New Hampshire → Every provider in Keene → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Alger, ODKeene, NH 034311457467367
- Janet Aug, O.D.Keene, NH 034311518914001
- Judson Dexter, ODKeene, NH 034311063484749
- Roger Hill, ODKeene, NH 034311093731044
- Vincent McMahon, ODKeene, NH 034311497711261
- Margaret RiceKeene, NH 034311437951951
- Tracy Roettiger, ODKeene, NH 034311285606954
- Emily Tuthill, ODKeene, NH 034311366519324
Common questions
What is Barton D. Higley, OD's NPI number?
Barton D. Higley, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831465699, issued on Mar 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barton D. Higley, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 166 West Street, Keene, NH, 03431. Phone: (603) 532-7803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barton D. Higley, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 0864, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Barton D. Higley, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barton D. Higley, OD had 440 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barton D. Higley, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.