Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Michael Higgins

Dental Anesthesiology · Chicago, IL

Michael Higgins is a dental anesthesiology with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1023184181, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 019016598, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1023184181
Name
Michael Higgins
Primary taxonomy
Dental Anesthesiology 1223D0004X
License number
019016598 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(866) 600-2273
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2006
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 1740 W Taylor St

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

  1. Francisco AbancoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255844288
  2. Leena Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679376594
  3. Herand AbcarianColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1881792372
  4. Ivy AbrahamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497172845
  5. Rohit Abraham, MD, MPH, MATPsychiatry Physician1013478932
  6. Ereni Abuaita, DOInternal Medicine Physician1013710961

Verify Michael Higgins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 87.1 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 score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.8
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $40.59

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 48 providers of this specialty with any payment received $178.74 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Higgins$40.59
  2. Specialty average$178.74

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL

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.

Dental Anesthesiology providers in Illinois

There are 8 dental anesthesiology records in Illinois.

Other dental anesthesiology records in Illinois

  1. Nour Alattar, DDSFreeport, IL1831044197
  2. Sydnye Fields, DMDChicago, IL1295529535
  3. Arash Jamilpanah, DDSChicago, IL1225615719
  4. Zakaria Messieha, DDSANESTHESIOLOGISTOakbrook Terrace, IL1457465841
  5. Catherine Roberts, DMDChicago, IL1528636321
  6. Thomas Schaffer, D.D.S.Chicago, IL1780052936
  7. Ismaeel ShanshalChicago, IL1487174124

Common questions

What is Michael Higgins's NPI number?

Michael Higgins's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023184181, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Higgins located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (866) 600-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Higgins's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 019016598, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Michael Higgins's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.