Christopher James Higgins, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tulsa, OK
Christopher James Higgins, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and NPI 1417123274, issued on May 1, 2008. Check the license (Oklahoma 29291, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher James Higgins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 29291 OK
N3727 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7912 E 31St CT, Tulsa, OK 74145
- Phone
- (918) 496-8499
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 200435130A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130812000323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher James Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 29291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,142 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium392 claims
- Ezetimibe338 claims
- Clopidogrel313 claims
- Eliquis171 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate107 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium88 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): 79.4 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: $1,881.12
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 4 group practices
- Oklahoma Surgical Hospital LLCTulsa, OK
- Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.Tulsa, OK
- Tulsa Heart Specialists, PLLCTulsa, OK
- Warren Clinic IncTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher James Higgins among 184 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oklahoma
Christopher James Higgins, MD is one of 184 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1998 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 184 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oklahoma.
All 184 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tulsa → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Cha, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741451952566978
- Tanushree Agrawal, MDTulsa, OK 741361295187383
- Neil Agrawal, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361902935729
- David Brewer, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361104863158
- John Cassidy, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361356388342
- Taraka Gadiraju, MDTulsa, OK 741361356621353
- Patrick Henderson, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741361902150527
- Gregory Hill, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741361811934680
Common questions
What is Christopher James Higgins, MD's NPI number?
Christopher James Higgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417123274, issued on May 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher James Higgins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7912 E 31St CT, Tulsa, OK, 74145. Phone: (918) 496-8499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher James Higgins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 29291, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher James Higgins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher James Higgins, MD had 2,142 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher James Higgins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.