James Andrew Higgins, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · East Islip, NY
James Andrew Higgins, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in East Islip, New York, and NPI 1083708697, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (New York 206307, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Andrew Higgins
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 206307 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Carleton Ave, East Islip, NY 11730
- Phone
- (631) 224-7474
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 224-8940
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Andrew Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 206307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,017 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate55 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium49 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium48 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: $181.68
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
James Andrew Higgins among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
James Andrew Higgins, D.O. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in East Islip
They are 12 of the 355 NPPES records with a practice address in East Islip, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is James Andrew Higgins, D.O.'s NPI number?
James Andrew Higgins, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083708697, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Andrew Higgins, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Carleton Ave, East Islip, NY, 11730. Phone: (631) 224-7474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Andrew Higgins, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 206307, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Andrew Higgins, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Andrew Higgins, D.O. had 2,017 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.