Dr. Eric M. High, MD

  • Springfield, IL
  • Surgical critical care physician
NPI1629299599PAC ID4789831355
Medicare services, 2024
465
Medicare patients, 2024
267
Part D claims, 2024
51
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1025 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703
Practice phone
Call (217) 528-7541
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Primary practice

Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main

Urgent Care Center · Springfield, Illinois

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Dr. Eric M. High is a surgical critical care physician in Springfield, Illinois

Dr. High practices at Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main in Springfield, Illinois.

Dr. High's NPI, 1629299599, was assigned on May 1, 2007. Dr. High graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2006. Dr. High holds Illinois license 036130062.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4789831355
NPI enumeration date
May 1, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(217) 528-7541
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Eric M. High practices at Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main in Springfield, Illinois

Dr. High's primary practice is Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main, at 1025 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703. The practice phone is (217) 528-7541.

  • Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main
    1025 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703Phone(217) 528-7541

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Eric M. High is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. High's primary practice is Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. High is also affiliated with Springfield Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Springfield Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. High to 4 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account. Dr. High's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric M. High's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. High practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - MainAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Eric M. High is one of 55 surgical critical care physicians in Illinois

Surgical critical care is Dr. High's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0102X. Dr. High is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical critical care, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036130062 · taxonomy 2086S0102X

Surgical critical care physicians near Dr. High

Counts of surgical critical care physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric M. High billed Medicare for 465 services in 2024

CMS data shows 465 Medicare services from Dr. High across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 267 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,695 for them.

Medicare services, 2024465
Medicare patients267
Paid by Medicare$54,695
Procedure codes13

Dr. High's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2702024: 38041%
Surgery
2023: 332024: 6082%
Imaging
2023: 202024: 2525%

Where Dr. High's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office17337%
  • In a facility29263%

Dr. High compared with the Illinois median for surgical critical care physicians, 2024

  • Dr. High
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
465vs 1642.8 times
Medicare patients
267vs 1102.4 times
Part D claims
39vs 162.4 times

Medians across 47 surgical critical care physicians in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. High's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric M. High treated 267 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 267 Medicare patients who saw Dr. High in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 123 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. High's median patient age at 63, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024267
Average age73
Average risk score2.07
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. High's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. High's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13350%
  • Men13450%

Chronic conditions among Dr. High's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease46%
  5. Diabetes37%
  6. Chronic kidney disease36%
  7. COPD31%
  8. Heart failure31%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. High's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric M. High wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. High wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 39 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $206 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202451
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$206
Part D patients33

Dr. High's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic47 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims8%

Dr. High's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. High's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids31%16 of 51 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 112023: 39255%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2023, 1 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric M. High scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. High for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. High accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. High, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. High's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 75.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. High ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
84th percentile26 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Eric M. High received $2,873 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. High from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $1,411.

General payments to Dr. High by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. High by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,45551%
  • Travel and lodging$1,41849%

Companies that paid Dr. High the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Eric M. High graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)

Dr. High graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2006.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Eric M. High's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Eric M. High's NPI number?

Dr. Eric M. High's NPI number is 1629299599. It was assigned on May 1, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric M. High?

Dr. Eric M. High is a surgical critical care physician in Springfield, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Critical Care Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0102X).

Where does Dr. Eric M. High practice?

Dr. High practices at 1025 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703. Dr. High's primary practice is Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main in Springfield, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. High to 4 hospitals, 4 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics.

What is Dr. Eric M. High's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. High is (217) 528-7541.

What is Dr. Eric M. High's medical license number?

Dr. High holds Illinois license 036130062.

Which hospitals is Dr. Eric M. High affiliated with?

Dr. High is affiliated with Springfield Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. High to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Eric M. High part of?

Dr. High is linked to Springfield Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. High to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Eric M. High accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. High billed Medicare for 465 services in 2024, and Dr. High accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Eric M. High's MIPS score?

Dr. High's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric M. High see?

CMS counts 267 Medicare patients who saw Dr. High in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Eric M. High bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. High's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Eric M. High go to medical school?

Dr. High graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Eric M. High prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. High's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Tramadol HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Eric M. High received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,873 in general payments to Dr. High from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.

How long has Dr. Eric M. High been practicing?

Dr. High graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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