Donald J. Higgins, O.D.
Optometrist · Plainville, CT
Donald J. Higgins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Plainville, Connecticut, and NPI 1023147428, issued on Mar 4, 2007. Check the license (Connecticut 955, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald J. Higgins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 955 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 74 E Main St, Plainville, CT 06062
- Phone
- (860) 793-9613
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 747-6880
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000894); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 74 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marisha Pearson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487908232
Verify Donald J. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 955Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
545 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost188 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol39 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl37 claims
- Xiidra32 claims
- Lumigan26 claims
- Brinzolamide21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $539.61
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Donald J. Higgins among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Donald J. Higgins, O.D. is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Connecticut
There are 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
All 675 in Connecticut → Every provider in Plainville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Maglio, O.D.Plainville, CT 060621093799975
- Erin McCleary, ODPlainville, CT 060621477743953
- Laura Jo Olsen, ODPlainville, CT 060621962927038
- Jasmeet Aujla, ODVernon, CT 060661508487935
- Kathleen Dang, O.D.Vernon, CT 060661790165801
- Anthony Gordon, ODVernon, CT 060661831107077
- Abby Kelly, ODVernon, CT 060661669823910
- Neil Malkin, O.D.Vernon, CT 060661174602114
Common questions
What is Donald J. Higgins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Donald J. Higgins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023147428, issued on Mar 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald J. Higgins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 74 E Main St, Plainville, CT, 06062. Phone: (860) 793-9613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald J. Higgins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 955, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald J. Higgins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald J. Higgins, O.D. had 545 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.