NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara M. Higgins, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Lebanon, NH

Tara M. Higgins, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and NPI 1679928980, issued on Apr 25, 2016. Check the license (New Hampshire 24412, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679928980
Name
Tara M. Higgins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License numbers
24412 NH
MD471506 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756
Phone
(603) 650-5000
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230810003678); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2016
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 1 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Maria Abbate, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669683637
  2. McCall Abbott, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396292454
  3. Lauren AbbuhlStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760322986
  4. William Abdu, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1134162324
  5. Iryna Aberkorn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780846071
  6. Majd Aboul Hosn, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932901949

Verify Tara M. Higgins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score93.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%77.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanon, NH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Tara M. Higgins among 240 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New Hampshire

Tara M. Higgins, M.D. is one of 240 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 157 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Lebanon

They are 36 of the 3,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Lebanon, and 240 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New Hampshire.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joan Barthold, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561215947650
  2. Anna Benvenuto, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561215102744
  3. Erica Boulay, MDLebanon, NH 037561215087341
  4. Julie Braga, MDLebanon, NH 037561386848190
  5. Ann Davis, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561184649360
  6. Tina Foster, MDLebanon, NH 037561295754661
  7. Ellen Joyce, MDLebanon, NH 037561366467532
  8. Benjamin Mahlab, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561457379703

Common questions

What is Tara M. Higgins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tara M. Higgins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679928980, issued on Apr 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara M. Higgins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH, 03756. Phone: (603) 650-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara M. Higgins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 24412, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Tara M. Higgins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.