Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1740412063, issued on Aug 20, 2009. Check the license (Alabama L3086R, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Ray Higgins
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L3086R AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2152 Old Springville RD, Birmingham, AL 35215
- Phone
- (205) 838-6917
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110513000403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Ray Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license L3086RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium34 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate34 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Omeprazole30 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): 87.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Gadsden HB Medical Services LLCGadsden, AL
- Gadsden Regional Physician Group Practice LLCGadsden, AL
- Southern Immediate Care, LLCAnniston, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Ray Higgins among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O.'s NPI number?
Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740412063, issued on Aug 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2152 Old Springville RD, Birmingham, AL, 35215. Phone: (205) 838-6917. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number L3086R, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O. had 1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Ray Higgins, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.
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.