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Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins, MD
NPI1326245846PAC ID8426123183
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,919
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 808
- Part D claims, 2024
- 909
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 85
- Practice address
- 3008 Pickett Rd, Durham, NC 27705
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 286-7903
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Triangle Dermatology Associates PA
Durham, North Carolina
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Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins is a dermatologist in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Higgins practices at Triangle Dermatology Associates PA in Durham, North Carolina.
Dr. Higgins' NPI, 1326245846, was assigned on June 28, 2007. Dr. Higgins graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Higgins holds North Carolina license 2008-00938.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1326245846NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426123183
- NPI enumeration date
- June 28, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 286-7903
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins practices at Triangle Dermatology Associates PA in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Triangle Dermatology Associates PA, at 3008 Pickett Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 286-7903.
- Triangle Dermatology Associates PA3008 Pickett Rd, Durham, NC 27705 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 286-7903
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Triangle Dermatology Associates PA in Durham, North Carolina. The medical group on file is Triangle Dermatology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Triangle Dermatology Associates PAPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Higgins practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Triangle Dermatology Associates PA | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins is one of 434 dermatologists in North Carolina
Dermatology is Dr. Higgins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Higgins is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins billed Medicare for 1,919 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,919 Medicare services from Dr. Higgins across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 808 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,862 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20241,919
Medicare patients808
Paid by Medicare$109,862
Procedure codes17
Dr. Higgins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0642024: 1,0105%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,0042024: 9099%
Dr. Higgins compared with the North Carolina median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Higgins
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,919vs 2,19413% below
- Medicare patients
- 808vs 52654% above
- Part D claims
- 767vs 53743% above
Medians across 445 dermatologists in North Carolina 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. Steven Patrick Higgins treated 808 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 808 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 352 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higgins' median patient age at 70, with 41% women.
Medicare patients, 2024808
Average age75
Average risk score1.04
Also on Medicaid6%
Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30237%
- Men50663%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis38%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Diabetes23%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Anxiety18%
- Mood disorders17%
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 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women41%
- Men58%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins wrote 909 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Higgins wrote 909 Medicare Part D claims for 324 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 767 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $742,490 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 698 claims across 21 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024909
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$742,490
Part D patients324
Dr. Higgins' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic765 claims84%
- Brand-name144 claims16%
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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Higgins' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%23 of 909 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6982024: 76710%
Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 21 in 2023.
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. Steven Patrick 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. CMS counts 54 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Higgins, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Higgins' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 85of 100Final score
- 73.6of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 85of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Higgins ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 85th percentile429 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 86th percentile214 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 87th percentile54 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 64th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. Steven Patrick Higgins has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Higgins.
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Recent publications by Dr. Higgins
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Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins received $30 in industry payments in 2017
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Higgins from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $30.
Companies that paid Dr. Higgins the most, 2017 to 2017
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Higgins graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins' NPI number?
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins' NPI number is 1326245846. It was assigned on June 28, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins?
Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins is a dermatologist in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins practice?
Dr. Higgins practices at 3008 Pickett Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Triangle Dermatology Associates PA in Durham, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Higgins is (919) 286-7903.
What is Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins' medical license number?
Dr. Higgins holds North Carolina license 2008-00938.
What medical group is Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins part of?
Dr. Higgins is linked to Triangle Dermatology Associates.
Does Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Higgins billed Medicare for 1,919 services in 2024, and Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Steven Patrick 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. Steven Patrick Higgins see?
CMS counts 808 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Higgins' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (11102).
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Where did Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins go to medical school?
Dr. Higgins graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Clobetasol Propionate, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Desonide.
Has Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $30 in general payments to Dr. Higgins from 1 company from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins been practicing?
Dr. Higgins graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Steven Patrick Higgins do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Higgins.
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