Douglas Higgs
Emergency Medicine Physician · Worcester, MA
Douglas Higgs is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1194861351, issued on Jan 29, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 234204, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Higgs
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 234204 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA 01605
- Phone
- (508) 334-8015
- Enumerated
- Jan 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250704000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Higgs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 234204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl17 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Azithromycin14 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Higgs among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Douglas Higgs is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 1,200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
216 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Worcester
They are 216 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Higgs's NPI number?
Douglas Higgs's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194861351, issued on Jan 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Higgs located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 Lincoln St, Worcester, MA, 01605. Phone: (508) 334-8015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Higgs's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 234204, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Higgs prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Higgs had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 123 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.