Laura Ann Higgins, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Newark, OH
Laura Ann Higgins, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Newark, Ohio, and NPI 1861618357, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35.093190, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Ann Higgins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 35.093190 OH
35093190 OH
MD27293 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1320 West Main St, Newark, OH 43055
- Phone
- (220) 564-4151
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2023
- Fax
- (220) 564-7153
- Medicaid ID
- 2995488 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091030000016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Ann Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.093190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone48 claims
- Cephalexin41 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate38 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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): 79.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Licking Memorial Health ProfessionalsNewark, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Ann Higgins among 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio
Laura Ann Higgins, M.D. is one of 3,002 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% 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 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 1,720 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Newark
They are 28 of the 1,642 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Laura Ann Higgins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Ann Higgins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861618357, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Ann Higgins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 West Main St, Newark, OH, 43055. Phone: (220) 564-4151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Ann Higgins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.093190, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Ann Higgins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Ann Higgins, M.D. had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Ann Higgins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.