NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Meade Higley, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Louisville, KY

Thomas Meade Higley, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1407050230, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 57373, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407050230
Name
Thomas Meade Higley
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
57373 KY
MD0000043710 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
530 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone
(502) 852-5851
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2023
Fax
(502) 852-3762
Medicaid IDs
300073006 IN
7100878380 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080826000652); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2004
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 530 S Jackson St

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

  1. Magdy Abaskaron, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1548264062
  2. Oluwasegun Abe, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1316310725
  3. Bianca Adornato, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336597459
  4. Hiba Al-Dallal, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1205325610
  5. Mustafa Al-Kawaaz, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1902245038
  6. Houda Alatassi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1033266762

Verify Thomas Meade Higley in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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): 87.3 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 score85.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $121.77

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Higley$121.77
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Anesthesiology OF Tennessee PCMemphis, TN

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

Thomas Meade Higley among 635 anesthesiology physician records in Kentucky

Thomas Meade Higley, M.D. is one of 635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 73% 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 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 635 anesthesiology physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mahesh Agrawal, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021023080579
  2. Robert Allen, MDLouisville, KY 402021851388763
  3. Erin Atherton, MDLouisville, KY 402021629055421
  4. Howard Cantor, MDLouisville, KY 402021265429484
  5. Dawn Falco, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021316931389
  6. Jaime Guerrero, MDLouisville, KY 402021699748228
  7. Marc Janson, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021164416129
  8. Michelle Le, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021629070214

Common questions

What is Thomas Meade Higley, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Meade Higley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407050230, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Meade Higley, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 530 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 852-5851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Meade Higley, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 57373, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Thomas Meade Higley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 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.