NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor · Manchester, CT

Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC is an addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in Manchester, Connecticut, and NPI 1073807277, issued on Jun 6, 2011. Check the license (Connecticut 000854, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073807277
Name
Shirley Kay Higgins
Credential
MA, MFT, LADC
Primary taxonomy
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 101YA0400X
License number
000854 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
519 Center St, Manchester, CT 06040
Phone
(860) 647-1324
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250808000189); 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 Connecticut board licenses this profession
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Shirley Kay Higgins among 759 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in Connecticut

Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC is one of 759 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records with a practice address in Connecticut. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2014 among the 72 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YA0400X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records list a practice address in Manchester

They are 27 of the 2,184 NPPES records with a practice address in Manchester, and 759 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in Connecticut. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Alberghini, LADCManchester, CT 060401962574624
  2. Ronald BakerManchester, CT 060401760039135
  3. Alyson Baptiste-Parent, LADCManchester, CT 060401750457826
  4. Betsy Barrett, LADCManchester, CT 060401992766497
  5. Erica Cyr, LADCManchester, CT 060401376615039
  6. Damaris DorceManchester, CT 060401730407404
  7. John Forlenza-Bailey, LADCManchester, CT 060401255392759
  8. Karen Keefe Colt, LADCManchester, CT 060401114151677

Common questions

What is Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC's NPI number?

Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073807277, issued on Jun 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 519 Center St, Manchester, CT, 06040. Phone: (860) 647-1324. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shirley Kay Higgins, MA, MFT, LADC's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 000854, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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