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Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 202
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 88
- Part D claims, 2024
- 25
- Publications
- 8
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins is a general surgeon in Houston, Texas
Dr. Miggins practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.
Dr. Miggins' NPI, 1841499456, was assigned on July 13, 2007. Dr. Miggins graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Miggins holds Texas license 45173.
- NPI
- 1841499456NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890938153
- NPI enumeration date
- July 13, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas
Dr. Miggins' primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Miggins' primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. The medical group on file is Physicians Referral Service.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Miggins practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Miggins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Miggins is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Miggins' licenses on file in 10 states: Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
- Florida license
- Arizona license
- Georgia license
- Mississippi license
- Oklahoma license
- Tennessee license
- Alabama license
- Louisiana license
- Washington license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast surgery and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Miggins treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Miggins
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins billed Medicare for 202 services in 2024
CMS data shows 202 Medicare services from Dr. Miggins across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 88 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,882 for them.
Dr. Miggins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 692024: 11059%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 752024: 9223%
Where Dr. Miggins' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office9246%
- In a facility11054%
Dr. Miggins compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Miggins
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 202vs 11871% above
- Medicare patients
- 88vs 979% below
- Part D claims
- 24vs 4243% below
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Miggins' 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. Makesha Vernee Miggins treated 88 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Miggins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 56 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Miggins' median patient age at 67, with 100% women.
Dr. Miggins' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Miggins' Medicare patients, 2024
- Cancer75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Anxiety35%
- Diabetes27%
- Osteoporosis27%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Miggins' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women100%
- Men0%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Miggins wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $212 in total drug cost.
Dr. Miggins' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
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. Makesha Vernee Miggins scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Miggins for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Miggins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Miggins, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Miggins' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 70.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 68of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Miggins ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 83rd percentile25 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. Makesha Vernee Miggins has 8 publications on record
Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Miggins, published from 2011 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Antineoplastic Agents and Axilla. Dr. Miggins' most frequent co-authors are Darwin Noel Ang, MD, Philip A. Efron, MD and Azra Bihorac, MD.
Dr. Miggins' papers by year, 2011 to 2020
Topics Dr. Miggins writes about most
- Breast Neoplasms
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Axilla
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Clostridium Infections
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
Dr. Miggins' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Miggins
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
A genomic analysis of Clostridium difficile infections in blunt trauma patients (opens in a new tab)
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Miggins to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms and Breast Neoplasms.
Conditions in Dr. Miggins' trials
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasms
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Miggins
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins received $412 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Miggins from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $132.
General payments to Dr. Miggins by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Miggins the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine
Dr. Miggins graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2007.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers
Dr. Miggins is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Miggins accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO3
- Medicare3
- POS3
- PPO3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins' NPI number?
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins' NPI number is 1841499456. It was assigned on July 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins?
Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins is a general surgeon in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins practice?
Dr. Miggins practices at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Miggins' primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.
What is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins' medical license number?
Dr. Miggins holds Texas license 45173, one of the licenses on file in 10 states.
Which states has Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Miggins in Texas (2017 to 2027), Florida (since 2021), Arizona (2023 to 2027), Georgia (2023 to 2026), Mississippi (2023 to 2026), Oklahoma (2020 to 2026), Tennessee (2023 to 2026), Alabama (2023 to 2025), Louisiana (2023 to 2025) and Washington (2023 to 2025).
Which hospitals is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins affiliated with?
Dr. Miggins practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins part of?
Dr. Miggins is linked to Physicians Referral Service.
Does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Miggins billed Medicare for 202 services in 2024, and Dr. Miggins accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins' MIPS score?
Dr. Miggins' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins see?
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Miggins in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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Is Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins board certified?
Yes. Dr. Miggins is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Miggins' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (19301).
Where did Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins go to medical school?
Dr. Miggins graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins prescribe most?
In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Miggins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl and Tamoxifen Citrate.
Has Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $412 in general payments to Dr. Miggins from 4 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins been practicing?
Dr. Miggins graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins do research?
Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Miggins, published from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Miggins has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins publish with?
Dr. Miggins' most frequent co-authors are Darwin Noel Ang, MD (4 shared papers), Philip A. Efron, MD (4 shared papers) and Azra Bihorac, MD (3 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Makesha Vernee Miggins accept?
Dr. Miggins is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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