Christine Sarah Higham, M.D.
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Christine Sarah Higham, M.D. is a pediatric hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1619292752, issued on Mar 31, 2010. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Sarah Higham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician 2080P0207X
- License number
- MD042219 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Phone
- (415) 476-2188
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170801002232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Sarah Higham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.5 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: $141.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,215 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,404.07 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
- Ucsf Pediatrics AssociatesSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Sarah Higham among 417 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records in California
Christine Sarah Higham, M.D. is one of 417 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0207X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 417 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records in California.
All 417 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neha Bhasin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581730350125
- Christina Coleman Abadi, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941581023372224
- Paulina Horvei, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581447666177
- Corrinna Karpenko, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581497487003
- Sandhya Kharbanda, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581750498226
- Tiffany Lucas, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581225365810
- Amanda Marinoff, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581750815072
- Alexis Melton, M.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941581285860858
Common questions
What is Christine Sarah Higham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Sarah Higham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619292752, issued on Mar 31, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Sarah Higham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 94158. Phone: (415) 476-2188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Sarah Higham, M.D.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Christine Sarah Higham, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.