Michael W. Higgins, O.D.
Optometrist · Butler, PA
Michael W. Higgins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Butler, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1740242981, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001084, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael W. Higgins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001084 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Stirling Eyecare Center, Butler, PA 16001
- Phone
- (724) 285-2618
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2024
- Fax
- (724) 285-7507
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061204000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Stirling Eyecare Center
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Claudia Gonzalez, O.D.Optometrist1770534109
Verify Michael W. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001084Check 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 optometrist in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost124 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Fluorometholone20 claims
- Vyzulta17 claims
- Combigan14 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl13 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: $377.28
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Stirling Eyecare CenterButler, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael W. Higgins among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Michael W. Higgins, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 optometrist records list a practice address in Butler
They are 29 of the 1,139 NPPES records with a practice address in Butler, and 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ann Allison, O.D.Butler, PA 160011184667537
- Paul Anderson, O.D.Butler, PA 160011588741318
- Kara Bisceglia, O.D.Butler, PA 160011639283716
- Michael Dittman, ODButler, PA 160011033176698
- Claudia Gonzalez, O.D.Butler, PA 160011770534109
- Larry Henry, O.D.Butler, PA 160011689642662
- John Molnar, O.D.Butler, PA 160011932208667
- Rebecca Morford, O.D.Butler, PA 160011851372445
Common questions
What is Michael W. Higgins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael W. Higgins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740242981, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael W. Higgins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Stirling Eyecare Center, Butler, PA, 16001. Phone: (724) 285-2618. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael W. Higgins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001084, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael W. Higgins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael W. Higgins, O.D. had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.