Jason A. Higgins, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Thibodaux, LA
Jason A. Higgins, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and NPI 1891887022, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 201549, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jason A. Higgins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 201549 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 726 N Acadia RD, Thibodaux, LA 70301
- Phone
- (985) 625-2200
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 625-2206
- Medicaid ID
- 1018384 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071112000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 726 N Acadia RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shane ChiassonAthletic Trainer1851918247
- Addisyn DartezOccupational Therapist1437023017
- Brooke Doalson, M.ED, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1548922255
- David Elias, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1821049743
- Patrick Ellender, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1841469681
- Luis Hernandez, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1932130143
Verify Jason A. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 201549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
308 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib138 claims
- Meloxicam40 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl11 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.
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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $279.30
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Hospital Service District NO 1 OF The Parish OF St MaryFranklin, LA
- Orthopaedic Sports Specialists OF Louisiana LLCHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
- Mehdi Abouei, MDVille Platte, LA1871124909
- Nick Accardo, M.D.Franklin, LA1508911827
- Shaun Accardo, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1104140755
- Kenneth Adatto, M.D.New Orleans, LA1467420943
- Rasheed Ahmad, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1295732345
- David Aiken, M.D.Metairie, LA1033101290
- Alfonso Alarcon, M.D.Fort Polk, LA1356330070
- Lincoln Andre, MDShreveport, LA1245867266
- George Andrews, MDNew Orleans, LA1225504889
- Edward Anglin, MDShreveport, LA1811991714
Common questions
What is Jason A. Higgins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jason A. Higgins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891887022, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jason A. Higgins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 726 N Acadia RD, Thibodaux, LA, 70301. Phone: (985) 625-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jason A. Higgins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 201549, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jason A. Higgins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jason A. Higgins, M.D. had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jason A. Higgins, 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.