Physician

Patrick M. Higgins, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Patrick Higgins, MD (NPI: 1285642470) practices ophthalmology in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bergen, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EYE CENTERS OF AMERICA, LLC (NPI: 1649563636; TIN: 273654710) and primary practice location at 07666-4858.

Higgins' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 615 traditional Medicare patients, billed 333,519 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,941,873 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 1,352 prescription claims across 406 beneficiaries totaling $104,764 in drug costs, led by Prolensa (Bromfenac Sodium). Open Payments data shows 315 records totaling $3,096,847. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $3,758,583 to $1,941,873. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $175,641 and ending at $104,764. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$2.0M$4.0M2015 Medicare payment: $3,758,583 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $3,234,832 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $4,013,461 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,327,344 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,340,341 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,782,769 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,620,165 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,014,762 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,889,499 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,941,873 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,70730,342$3,758,583
20161,56630,853$3,234,832
20172,60044,537$4,013,461
20181,28425,543$2,327,344
20191,18423,891$2,340,341
20201,13913,485$1,782,769
202186912,149$2,620,165
202280211,378$2,014,762
202369531,160$1,889,499
2024615333,519$1,941,873

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$162K$324K2015 Drug cost: $175,641 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $207,426 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $248,639 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $224,114 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $249,660 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $206,045 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $324,449 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $223,049 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $153,090 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $104,764 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154561,644$175,641
20165381,841$207,426
20176072,230$248,639
20185521,938$224,114
20195882,128$249,660
20205081,787$206,045
20214731,826$324,449
20224881,892$223,049
20234581,596$153,090
20244061,352$104,764

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system5371,302$102
67028Injection of drug into eye170862$101
92134Imaging of retina5801,444$34
92201Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing208274$20
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing346603$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
ProlensaBromfenac Sodium491,509$16,728
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate27111,920$13,473
LumiganBimatoprost321,750$11,812
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol241,102$7,216
Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol412,375$6,640

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.19$839Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.296$3,096,007Genentech, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Patrick M. Higgins, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Patrick M. Higgins, MD (NPI 1285642470), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Patrick M. Higgins, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Patrick M. Higgins, MD?

Patrick M. Higgins, MD is linked to EYE CENTERS OF AMERICA, LLC (billing NPI 1649563636) in the available physician profile data.

Does Patrick M. Higgins, MD have Open Payments data?

Patrick M. Higgins, MD has 315 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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