Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D.
Urology Physician · Aurora, CO
Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1740400316, issued on Apr 26, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 51360, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ty Toshiro Higuchi
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- 51360 CO
49741 MN
35.097122 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 777-1234
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 31778275 CO
856638000 MN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120815000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 12605 E 16TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ty Toshiro Higuchi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 51360Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
896 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl144 claims
- Finasteride107 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride54 claims
- Myrbetriq52 claims
- Levofloxacin48 claims
- Pregabalin44 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): 97.6 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: $742.59
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Colorado
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Common questions
What is Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740400316, issued on Apr 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 777-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 51360, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D. had 896 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ty Toshiro Higuchi, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.