Margaret Higgs, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Saint Petersburg, FL
Margaret Higgs, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1609102912, issued on Oct 20, 2009. Check the license (Florida ME89585, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Higgs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- ME89585 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 147 2ND Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
- Phone
- (727) 290-6170
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 498-5944
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191113001690); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret Higgs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME89585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
736 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spravato356 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine65 claims
- Clonazepam38 claims
- Lorazepam31 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate24 claims
- Trazodone Hcl20 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: $49.33
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tms Neurohealth Florida PLLCSarasota, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret Higgs among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida
Margaret Higgs, MD is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida
There are 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida.
All 2,744 in Florida → Every provider in Saint Petersburg → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antoinette Falk, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011285724641
- Gisela Garcia-Leyva, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011871550509
- Stephen Groff, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011740567122
- Tanya Murphy, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011326089350
- Lia Nardone, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011124195797
- Andrea Scremin, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011568664753
- Bruce Welch, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011609808740
- Lauren Butterfield, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337021205095874
Common questions
What is Margaret Higgs, MD's NPI number?
Margaret Higgs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609102912, issued on Oct 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Higgs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 2ND Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33701. Phone: (727) 290-6170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Higgs, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME89585, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Margaret Higgs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Higgs, MD had 736 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.