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Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins, DO
NPI1538665443PAC ID9931456647
- Medicare services, 2024
- 160
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 106
- Part D claims, 2024
- 71
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1100 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Everett, WA 98201
- Practice phone
- Call (425) 339-2433
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Everett, Washington
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Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins is an orthopedic surgeon in Everett, Washington
Dr. Higgins practices at Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint in Everett, Washington.
Dr. Higgins' NPI, 1538665443, was assigned on April 1, 2018. Dr. Higgins holds Massachusetts license 1013971.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1538665443NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9931456647
- NPI enumeration date
- April 1, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (425) 339-2433
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins practices at Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint in Everett, Washington
Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint, at 1100 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Everett, WA 98201. The practice phone is (425) 339-2433.
- Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint1100 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Everett, WA 98201Phone(425) 339-2433
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint in Everett, Washington. Dr. Higgins is also affiliated with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. The medical group on file is Seattle Orthopedic Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Higgins' employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & JointPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Higgins practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins is one of 514 orthopedic surgeons in Washington
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Higgins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Higgins' licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
- Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery, Washington
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins billed Medicare for 160 services in 2024
CMS data shows 160 Medicare services from Dr. Higgins across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 106 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,849 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024160
Medicare patients106
Paid by Medicare$10,849
Procedure codes6
Dr. Higgins' Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits104
- Imaging56
Dr. Higgins compared with the Washington median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Higgins
- Washington median
- Medicare services
- 160vs 67076% below
- Medicare patients
- 106vs 21651% below
- Part D claims
- 38vs 8254% below
Medians across 493 orthopedic surgeons in Washington 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. Alexander Christopher Higgins treated 106 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 54 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higgins' median patient age at 59, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024106
Average age74
Average risk score1.20
Also on Medicaid12%
Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5956%
- Men4744%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure72%
- Mood disorders31%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Depression25%
- Heart failure23%
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 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Higgins wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 38 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $90 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202471
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$90
Part D patients39
Dr. Higgins' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic66 claims93%
- Brand-name and other5 claims7%
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
- Opioids48%34 of 71 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: 142024: 38171%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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
How Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins takes part in Medicare
Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Higgins in 2024. Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are David Paul Barei, Sean Thomas Campbell, MD and Malcolm Debaun, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors
- David Paul Barei1 shared paper
- Sean Thomas Campbell, MD1 shared paper
- Malcolm Debaun, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Higgins
J Orthop Trauma
Femoral FracturesFemurFracture Fixation, Intramedullary
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins received $12,774 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Higgins from 7 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $10,667.
General payments to Dr. Higgins by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Higgins by kind, 2022 to 2025
$12.8Kin total
- Grants$10,00078%
- Education$1,2009%
- Travel and lodging$1,1309%
- Food and beverage$4433%
Companies that paid Dr. Higgins the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Alexander Christopher 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 | 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)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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins' NPI number?
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins' NPI number is 1538665443. It was assigned on April 1, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins?
Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins is an orthopedic surgeon in Everett, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins practice?
Dr. Higgins practices at 1100 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Everett, WA 98201. Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Proliance Surgeons Everett Bone & Joint in Everett, Washington. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Higgins is (425) 339-2433.
What is Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins' medical license number?
Dr. Higgins holds Massachusetts license 1013971, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Higgins in Massachusetts and Washington.
Which hospitals is Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins affiliated with?
Dr. Higgins is affiliated with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
What medical group is Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins part of?
Dr. Higgins is linked to Seattle Orthopedic Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Higgins to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Higgins billed Medicare for 160 services in 2024, and Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins see?
CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Higgins' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).
What drugs does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Ondansetron HCl.
Has Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,774 in general payments to Dr. Higgins from 7 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins been practicing?
Dr. Higgins graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
Does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Higgins.
Who does Dr. Alexander Christopher Higgins publish with?
Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are David Paul Barei (1 shared paper), Sean Thomas Campbell, MD (1 shared paper) and Malcolm Debaun, MD (1 shared paper).
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