Clara M. Higgins, DO
Surgery Physician · Lewes, DE
Clara M. Higgins, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lewes, Delaware, and NPI 1487655866, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Delaware C20006485, as entered in NPPES) on the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clara M. Higgins
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- C20006485 DE
C2-0024243 DE
3108 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 33672 Bayview Medical Dr, Lewes, DE 19958
- Phone
- (302) 703-3630
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2023
- Fax
- (302) 645-8473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110627000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 109 in Delaware → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 33672 Bayview Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Freebery, PASurgery Physician1225915515
Verify Clara M. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDelaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license C20006485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $135.51
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Beebe Physician Network Inc.Lewes, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clara M. Higgins among 109 surgery physician records in Delaware
Clara M. Higgins, DO is one of 109 surgery physician records with a practice address in Delaware. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Delaware
There are 109 surgery physician records in Delaware.
All 109 in Delaware → Every provider in Lewes → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Facciolo, DOLewes, DE 199581558629360
- Lauren Freebery, PALewes, DE 199581225915515
- David Nehring, MDLewes, DE 199581700346855
- Erik Stancofski, MDLewes, DE 199581104828094
- Ramakrishna Tatineni, MDLewes, DE 199581457353252
- John Tyson, MDLewes, DE 199581649265117
- Arielle WorthLewes, DE 199581942886700
- S Akana, MDMilford, DE 199631942208459
Common questions
What is Clara M. Higgins, DO's NPI number?
Clara M. Higgins, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487655866, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clara M. Higgins, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 33672 Bayview Medical Dr, Lewes, DE, 19958. Phone: (302) 703-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clara M. Higgins, DO's license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number C20006485, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_VerifyLicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clara M. Higgins, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clara M. Higgins, DO had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.