Physician

J. Chris Higgins, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, J. Higgins, MD (NPI: 1679531925) practices cardiology in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Androscoggin, ME. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (NPI: 1689653487; TIN: 010211494) and primary practice location at 04240-7027. Higgins is affiliated with the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO ID: A1290), participating under the MSSP model.

Higgins' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 481 traditional Medicare patients, billed 829 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $42,864 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 474 prescription claims across 141 beneficiaries totaling $55,410 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2021 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $61. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $202,973 to $42,864. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $107,483 to $55,410. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and fell sharply in recent years, from $10,061 to $623.