NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pauline Higgins, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · New York, NY

Pauline Higgins, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1649403338, issued on Aug 27, 2009. Check the license (New York 003988-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649403338
Name
Pauline Higgins
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
003988-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
32 E 32ND St FL 9, New York, NY 10016
Phone
(212) 725-2660
Enumerated
Aug 27, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 684-4712
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100222000344); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

83 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pauline Higgins83
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol17 claims
  2. Fluconazole12 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score74.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $23.55

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pauline Higgins$23.55
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Marcus Avenue Medical PCNew York, NY

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

Pauline Higgins among 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York

Pauline Higgins, PA is one of 3,670 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 35% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2014 among the 1,802 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 363AM0700X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in New York

There are 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marie Antoine-Cameau, RPA-CNew York, NY 100161821146861
  2. Fariha AsefNew York, NY 100161558421867
  3. Ines CanganaNew York, NY 100161083774392
  4. Traci Fields, RPA-CNew York, NY 100161548441694
  5. Lupe Gallegos, RPA-CNew York, NY 100161548320856
  6. Neil Grossman, P.A.New York, NY 100161013109032
  7. Erika Low, P.A.New York, NY 100161679754238
  8. Vanessa Morais, RPA-CNew York, NY 100161285792390

Common questions

What is Pauline Higgins, PA's NPI number?

Pauline Higgins, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649403338, issued on Aug 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pauline Higgins, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32 E 32ND St FL 9, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 725-2660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pauline Higgins, PA's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 003988-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Pauline Higgins, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pauline Higgins, PA had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pauline Higgins, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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