Dr. Peter J. Higgins, MD

  • Lewiston, ME
  • Interventional cardiologist
NPI1700866142PAC ID6800780537
Medicare services, 2024
654
Medicare patients, 2024
493
Part D claims, 2024
613
Clinical trials
1
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
300 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
Practice phone
Call (207) 795-0111
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Primary practice

Central Maine Medical Center

Hospital · Lewiston, Maine

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Dr. Peter J. Higgins is an interventional cardiologist in Lewiston, Maine

Dr. Higgins practices at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, part of Prime Healthcare Services.

Dr. Higgins' NPI, 1700866142, was assigned on January 20, 2006. Dr. Higgins graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Higgins holds Maine license 013930.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800780537
NPI enumeration date
January 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(207) 795-0111
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

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

Dr. Peter J. Higgins practices at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine

Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Central Maine Medical Center, at 300 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 in Androscoggin County. The practice phone is (207) 795-0111.

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Dr. Peter J. Higgins is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, part of Prime Healthcare Services. Dr. Higgins is also affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Central Maine Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Higgins' employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Peter J. Higgins' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Higgins practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Central Maine Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Peter J. Higgins is one of 21 interventional cardiologists in Maine

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Higgins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Higgins is licensed in Maine.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Interventional cardiology, MainePrimaryLicense 013930 · taxonomy 207RI0011X

Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Higgins

Counts of interventional cardiologists 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. Peter J. Higgins billed Medicare for 654 services in 2024

CMS data shows 654 Medicare services from Dr. Higgins across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 493 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,115 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024654
Medicare patients493
Paid by Medicare$18,115
Procedure codes9

Dr. Higgins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 6952024: 50228%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1292024: 1301%
Imaging
2023: 442024: 2250%

Dr. Higgins compared with the Maine median for interventional cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Higgins
  • Maine median
Medicare services
654vs 1,06839% below
Medicare patients
493vs 78337% below
Part D claims
489vs 489Close to median

Medians across 19 interventional cardiologists in Maine with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Higgins' 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. Peter J. Higgins treated 493 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 493 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 166 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, 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. Higgins' median patient age at 73, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024493
Average age73
Average risk score1.89
Also on Medicaid45%

Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women23247%
  • Men26153%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease49%
  4. Atrial fibrillation40%
  5. Anxiety38%
  6. Arthritis38%
  7. Heart failure38%
  8. Diabetes37%

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

Dr. Higgins' patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men53%

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

Dr. Peter J. Higgins wrote 613 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Higgins wrote 613 Medicare Part D claims for 170 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 489 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $145,619 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 291 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024613
Drugs named by CMS17
Total drug cost$145,619
Part D patients170

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

  • Generic451 claims74%
  • Brand-name162 claims26%

Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2912024: 48968%

Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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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. Peter J. Higgins scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Higgins for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Higgins' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 60of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

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

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 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. Peter J. Higgins has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Higgins to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Myocardial Infarction.

Conditions in Dr. Higgins' trials

  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • Myocardial Infarction

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Higgins

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Higgins

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Dr. Peter J. Higgins received $14,496 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 66 general payments to Dr. Higgins from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $8,415.

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

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

$14.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$7,84354%
  • Travel and lodging$4,04628%
  • Food and beverage$2,60718%

Companies that paid Dr. Higgins 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. Peter J. Higgins graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine

Dr. Higgins graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Peter J. Higgins'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)
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Peter J. Higgins' NPI number?

Dr. Peter J. Higgins' NPI number is 1700866142. It was assigned on January 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Peter J. Higgins?

Dr. Peter J. Higgins is an interventional cardiologist in Lewiston, Maine. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).

Where does Dr. Peter J. Higgins practice?

Dr. Higgins practices at 300 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240. Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, part of Prime Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 2 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Peter J. Higgins' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Higgins is (207) 795-0111.

What is Dr. Peter J. Higgins' medical license number?

Dr. Higgins holds Maine license 013930.

Which hospitals is Dr. Peter J. Higgins affiliated with?

Dr. Higgins practices at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. Dr. Higgins is also affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Higgins to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Peter J. Higgins part of?

Dr. Higgins is linked to Central Maine Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Higgins to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Peter J. Higgins accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Higgins billed Medicare for 654 services in 2024, and Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Peter J. Higgins' MIPS score?

Dr. Higgins' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Peter J. Higgins see?

CMS counts 493 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Peter J. Higgins bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Higgins' most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), office visit, established patient (99214) and special service (99152).

Where did Dr. Peter J. Higgins go to medical school?

Dr. Higgins graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. Peter J. Higgins prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Furosemide and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Peter J. Higgins received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,496 in general payments to Dr. Higgins from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Peter J. Higgins been practicing?

Dr. Higgins graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

Does Dr. Peter J. Higgins do research?

Dr. Higgins has worked on 1 clinical trial.

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