Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Laura Higgins, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Newark, OH

Laura 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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1861618357
Name
Laura 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
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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Also registered at 1320 West Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dustin Alspach, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598067209
  2. Linda Clark, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1659390029
  3. Maria Defante, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1811106289
  4. Mark Hacker, P.A.-C.Physician Assistant1861591836
  5. Brian Korn, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1912988155
  6. James Leonard, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881881480

Verify Laura Higgins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

256 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Higgins256
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone48 claims
  2. Cephalexin41 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate38 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
  5. 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Licking Memorial Health ProfessionalsNewark, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

22 emergency medicine physician records list a Newark practice address

They are 22 of the 1,642 NPPES records with a Newark practice address, and 2,663 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Ohio

  1. Alexandra Abangan, MDSpringfield, OH1508121641
  2. Brian Abbott, MDColumbus, OH1841591757
  3. Abdalla Abdalla, MDLima, OH1952046682
  4. Ali Abdallah, DOCanton, OH1134749997
  5. Anthony Abdullah, M.D.Hamilton, OH1457319386
  6. Mikhael Abourjeily, D.O.Mentor, OH1982689758
  7. Michael Abrahams, M.D.Logan, OH1487098463
  8. Arun Acharekar, MDMansfield, OH1659411544
  9. Kevin Ackley, MDCincinnati, OH1952340903
  10. Kirstin Acus, MDColumbus, OH1548823669

Common questions

What is Laura Higgins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laura 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 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 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 Higgins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Higgins, M.D. had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura Higgins, M.D.'s Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.