William J. Higgins, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cold Spring, NY
William J. Higgins, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cold Spring, New York, and NPI 1043233182, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 173685, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Higgins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 173685 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1756 Route 9D, Cold Spring, NY 10516
- Phone
- (845) 809-5661
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2026
- Fax
- (845) 809-5663
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1756 Route 9D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William J. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 173685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 100 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).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cold Spring
They are 2 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Cold Spring, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is William J. Higgins, MD's NPI number?
William J. Higgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043233182, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Higgins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1756 Route 9D, Cold Spring, NY, 10516. Phone: (845) 809-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Higgins, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 173685, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William J. Higgins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Higgins, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William J. Higgins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.