NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Junji Henry Higuchi, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Antonio, TX

Junji Henry Higuchi, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1285742056, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas E6810, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285742056
Name
Junji Henry Higuchi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
E6810 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 Brooklyn Ave Ste 380, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone
(210) 225-2341
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2024
Fax
(210) 225-4403
Medicaid ID
113936202 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

11,754 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.

  1. Junji Higuchi11,754
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium633 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl357 claims
  3. Gabapentin329 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl322 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium312 claims
  6. Eliquis309 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%17.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Junji Henry Higuchi among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Junji Henry Higuchi, MD is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Cepeda-Davila, MDSan Antonio, TX 782121639177454
  2. Palla De Silva, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782121922329408
  3. Peter Fornos, MDSan Antonio, TX 782151639145667
  4. Gary Songco, MDSan Antonio, TX 782091538107503
  5. Angela Birdwell, D.O.San Antonio, TX 782161043621030
  6. Leonard Deal, MDSan Antonio, TX 782161467443986
  7. Tamara Simpson, MDSan Antonio, TX 782161871502716
  8. Jeffrey WoodsSan Antonio, TX 782161093058026

Common questions

What is Junji Henry Higuchi, MD's NPI number?

Junji Henry Higuchi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285742056, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Junji Henry Higuchi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Brooklyn Ave Ste 380, San Antonio, TX, 78212. Phone: (210) 225-2341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Junji Henry Higuchi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number E6810, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Junji Henry Higuchi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Junji Henry Higuchi, MD had 11,754 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Junji Henry Higuchi, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.