Laurence Debree Higgins, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Boston, MA
Laurence Debree Higgins, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1215912654, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 226811, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurence Debree Higgins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 226811 MA
9800903 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 732-5322
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurence Debree Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 226811Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $352.48
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Prime Surgical, LLC. 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.
Laurence Debree Higgins among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Laurence Debree Higgins, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 692 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Bono, M.D.Boston, MA 021151417905407
- Christopher Chiodo, MDBoston, MA 021151457318875
- John Emans, MDBoston, MA 021151467417741
- Gary Ferguson, M.D.Boston, MA 021151417997743
- Wolfgang Fitz, MDBoston, MA 021151659325298
- Mitchel Harris, MDBoston, MA 021151033176417
- Daniel Hedequist, MDBoston, MA 021151225078397
- Michael Hresko, MDBoston, MA 021151932156007
Common questions
What is Laurence Debree Higgins, MD's NPI number?
Laurence Debree Higgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215912654, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurence Debree Higgins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 732-5322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurence Debree Higgins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 226811, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.