James Ray Higgins, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Tulsa, OK
James Ray Higgins, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and NPI 1194727164, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Oklahoma 15552, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ray Higgins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 15552 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7912 E 31St CT, Tulsa, OK 74145
- Phone
- (918) 496-8499
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (918) 496-0152
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040601000106); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Ray Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 15552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate115 claims
- Clopidogrel96 claims
- Eliquis88 claims
- Ezetimibe79 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium77 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $941.45
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Oklahoma Surgical Hospital LLCTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ray Higgins among 116 interventional cardiology physician records in Oklahoma
James Ray Higgins, M.D. is one of 116 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 95% 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, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1999 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 116 interventional cardiology physician records in Oklahoma.
All 116 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tulsa → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Comstock, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741371174750749
- John Evans, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741371790075034
- Haidy Nasr, APRN - CNPTulsa, OK 741371124830088
- Sahil Agrawal, MDTulsa, OK 741361174956890
- Darwin Childs, DOTulsa, OK 741361730129925
- Stephen Dixon, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741361386930204
- Poorya Fazel, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741361790993483
- Tom Hu, DOTulsa, OK 741361518316314
Common questions
What is James Ray Higgins, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Ray Higgins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194727164, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ray Higgins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7912 E 31St CT, Tulsa, OK, 74145. Phone: (918) 496-8499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ray Higgins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 15552, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Ray Higgins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ray Higgins, M.D. had 1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Ray Higgins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.