Eric M. High, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Springfield, IL
Eric M. High, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1629299599, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036130062, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric M. High
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036130062 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 N 1St St, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 528-7541
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Fax
- (217) 744-2537
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120904000770); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 1,520 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 900 N 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Demi AlbrachtNurse Practitioner1598682296
- Neha Amin, M.D.Gynecology Physician1619974532
- Rachael Ashcraft, MDSurgery Physician1912152125
- Mary Atwood, R.N., ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1811945314
- Heather Beal, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1912940545
- Aaron Brewer, M.D.Surgery Physician1679794523
Verify Eric M. High 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 036130062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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 3 group practices
- Family Medical Center OF Lincoln, LLCLincoln, IL
- Memorial Physician ServicesLincoln, IL
- Springfield Clinic, LLPSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric M. High among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Eric M. High, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% 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 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 surgery physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 54 of the 4,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Springfield → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sajida Ahad, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021326024837
- Rachael Ashcraft, MDSpringfield, IL 627021912152125
- Aaron Brewer, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021679794523
- James Fullerton, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021760575229
- Max Hammer, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021477650794
- Orlando Icaza, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021669579991
- Mark Kuhnke, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021033210026
- Frances Lee, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021023436888
Common questions
What is Eric M. High, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric M. High, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629299599, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric M. High, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 N 1St St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric M. High, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036130062, 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 Eric M. High, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric M. High, M.D. had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric M. High, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.