NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas John Higgins, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · New Orleans, LA

Thomas John Higgins, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1447431978, issued on Nov 27, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana AP05423, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447431978
Name
Thomas John Higgins
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
AP05423 LA
102875 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone
(504) 842-3000
Enumerated
Nov 27, 2007
Record last updated
May 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080813000432); 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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Also registered at 1514 Jefferson Hwy

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

  1. Alyson Abbas, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568608909
  2. Ahmed AbdallahNephrology Physician1396449401
  3. Mohammed Abdelsalam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922740190
  4. Freddy Abi-Samra, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1346207354
  5. Fiyinfoluwa Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1487141636
  6. Tunde AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487357307

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $19.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Higgins$19.90
  2. Specialty average$135.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Louisiana Anesthesiology Group L.L.C.Baton Rouge, LA
  2. Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA

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

Thomas John Higgins among 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana

Thomas John Higgins, CRNA is one of 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% 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 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 1,412 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

364 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in New Orleans

They are 364 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lessley Adams, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211346293123
  2. Lisa Battley, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211013973080
  3. Anthony Bellomo, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211245296219
  4. Alice Boudreaux, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211063441442
  5. Nora Brandon, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211043298631
  6. Julie Brandt, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211477519916
  7. Matthew Brown, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211477519478
  8. Mary Burg, CRNANew Orleans, LA 701211114983657

Common questions

What is Thomas John Higgins, CRNA's NPI number?

Thomas John Higgins, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447431978, issued on Nov 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas John Higgins, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas John Higgins, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP05423, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana 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. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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