Dermatology · Old Saybrook, CT
NPI
1508969387
Since 2006
Specialty
Dermatology
Code 174400000X
Group practices
1
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
0
Hospital affiliations
455 Boston Post Rd, Suite 10
Old Saybrook, CT, 06475
Phone (860) 388-9799
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$138K
2,409 services
Medicare patients, 2024
583
Average age 77
Drug cost, 2024
$119K
1,749 prescriptions
Company payments
-
None reported
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Michelle Higginson was code 17003 (destruction skin lesion), 655 times for 124 patients. In total Michelle Higginson billed 2,409 services in 37 codes, and Medicare paid $138K.
| Code |
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Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2016-02-17.
| Setting |
|---|
| Services |
|---|
| Patients |
|---|
| Paid per service |
|---|
| Medicare paid |
|---|
| 17003 Destruction Skin Lesion | Office | 655 | 124 | $5.49 | $3,599 |
| 99213 Office E&M - Established | Office | 402 | 271 | $68.85 | $28K |
| 99214 Office E&M - Established | Office | 378 | 311 | $93.40 | $35K |
| 17000 Destruction Skin Lesion | Office | 278 | 201 | $50.65 | $14K |
| 11102 Skin Biopsy | Office | 239 | 199 | $78.98 | $19K |
| 17110 Destruction Skin Lesion | Office | 105 | 82 | $86.54 | $9,086 |
| 99212 Office E&M - Established | Office | 92 | 85 | $43.71 | $4,021 |
| 11103 Skin Biopsy | Office | 75 | 54 | $42.29 | $3,172 |
| 17004 Destruction Skin Lesion | Office | 34 | 24 | $130.87 | $4,449 |
| 17262 Destruction Skin Lesion | Office | 21 | 17 | $133.41 | $2,802 |
| 99203 Office E&M - New | Office | 20 | 20 | $91.68 | $1,834 |
| 69100 Other Organ Systems | Office | 15 | 13 | $61.16 | $917 |
| 12032 Wound Repair - All Levels | Office | 15 | 14 | $250.30 | $3,755 |
| 99202 Office E&M - New | Office | 13 | 13 | $62.55 | $813 |
By year: 2022 $161K for 2,857 services; 2023 $155K for 2,857 services; 2024 $138K for 2,409 services.
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Michelle Higginson prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Metronidazole, with 485 prescriptions and refills. In total Michelle Higginson wrote 1,749 Medicare prescriptions that cost $119K.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metronidazole Generic | 485 | 600 | 266 | $28K |
| Ketoconazole Generic | 274 | 289 | 157 | $5,749 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Generic | 192 | 358 | 50 | $6,716 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide Generic | 105 | 109 | 77 | $608 |
| Betamethasone Valerate Generic | 79 | 79 | 77 | $998 |
| Fluorouracil Generic | 67 | 67 | 66 | $3,809 |
| Tacrolimus Generic | 59 | 60 | 39 | $7,935 |
| Calcipotriene Generic | 57 | 57 | 56 | $6,476 |
| Clobetasol Propionate Generic | 42 | 44 | 31 | $1,006 |
| Mupirocin Generic | 41 | 41 | 35 | $266 |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 41 | 61 | 17 | $1,164 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate Generic | 37 | 41 | 24 | $697 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate Generic | 34 | 36 | 24 | $1,049 |
| Doxycycline Ir-Dr Doxycycline Monohydrate | 25 | 42 | Under 11 | $24K |
| Permethrin Generic | 19 | 21 | 12 | $411 |
Brand drugs: 235 claims; generic drugs: 1,514 claims.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
No payments from drug or medical device companies to Michelle Higginson were reported in the years we have.
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.