David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1912239963, issued on Feb 2, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 125-056037, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Eljaiek Higgs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 125-056037 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121015000632); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Eljaiek Higgs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 125-056037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen16 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Eljaiek Higgs among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2010, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912239963, issued on Feb 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125-056037, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Eljaiek Higgs, M.D. had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.