Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1336275031, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (California A70849, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephanie A. Higgins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A70849 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4155 Amaranta Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
- Phone
- (650) 799-4659
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040601000430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephanie A. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- City Health A Medical CorporationSan Leandro, CA
- Jiva Health IncPinole, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephanie A. Higgins among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 187 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336275031, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4155 Amaranta Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Phone: (650) 799-4659. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A70849, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephanie A. Higgins, M.D. had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.