NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leigh Ann Higgins, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, ME

Leigh Ann Higgins, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1184684102, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Maine 015764, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184684102
Name
Leigh Ann Higgins
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
015764 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
84 Marginal Way, Portland, ME 04101
Phone
(207) 774-5816
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 523-8597
Medicaid ID
249460099 ME
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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Verify Leigh Ann Higgins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
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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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

795 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leigh Higgins795
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
  4. Eliquis32 claims
  5. Ozempic29 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl29 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $177.04

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leigh Higgins$177.04
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Leigh Ann Higgins among 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine

Leigh Ann Higgins, MD is one of 597 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maine. 77% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 207R00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

145 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland

They are 145 of the 6,022 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 597 internal medicine physician records in Maine.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Botler, MDPortland, ME 041011891764577
  2. Charles Cathcart, MDPortland, ME 041011861461535
  3. Wendy Cathcart, MDPortland, ME 041011295704971
  4. Thomas Claffey, MDPortland, ME 041011487623153
  5. Steven Dobieski, MDPortland, ME 041011942279617
  6. John Erickson, MDPortland, ME 041011043289713
  7. Debra Fuchs Ertman, MDPortland, ME 041011730158403
  8. Phyllidia Ku-Ruth, MDPortland, ME 041011497724108

Common questions

What is Leigh Ann Higgins, MD's NPI number?

Leigh Ann Higgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184684102, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leigh Ann Higgins, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 84 Marginal Way, Portland, ME, 04101. Phone: (207) 774-5816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leigh Ann Higgins, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number 015764, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leigh Ann Higgins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leigh Ann Higgins, MD had 795 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.