NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Peter Higgins, O.D.

Optometrist · Danville, PA

Michael Peter Higgins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Danville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912957325, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania 0EG001260, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912957325
Name
Michael Peter Higgins
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0EG001260 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17822
Phone
(570) 271-6531
Enumerated
May 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 271-7146
Medicaid ID
0019699750004 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040115000562); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16 Woodbine Lane

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

  1. Shaik Mohd Ahmed, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1386618676
  2. Teresa Andress, CRNPNurse Practitioner1255098133
  3. Ryan Andrulonis, M.D.Dermatology Physician1497021554
  4. Tara Avery, MDDermatology Physician1396327672
  5. Oksana Bailiff, M.D.Dermatology Physician1396270096
  6. Anthony Billas, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518931211

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

234 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Michael Higgins234
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost139 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate15 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: $78.26

1 payment: 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.

  1. Michael Higgins$78.26
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Peter Higgins among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania

Michael Peter 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
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Judith Bowser, O.D.Danville, PA 178221194790154
  2. Matthew Delong, ODDanville, PA 178221316462864
  3. Maurice Earley, O.D.Danville, PA 178221730155763
  4. Christine Gallagher, O.D.Danville, PA 178221104133784
  5. Brian Harry, ODDanville, PA 178221407811979
  6. Alisha Martin, ODDanville, PA 178221912430745
  7. Jared Schneider, O.D.Danville, PA 178221164417184
  8. Keith Shalongo, ODDanville, PA 178221336589050

Common questions

What is Michael Peter Higgins, O.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Peter Higgins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912957325, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Peter Higgins, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA, 17822. Phone: (570) 271-6531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Peter Higgins, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number 0EG001260, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Peter Higgins, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Peter Higgins, O.D. had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.