Active NPI 1629299599 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Eric M. High , MD

Surgery • Springfield, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Eric High, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Springfield, IL. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2006, Dr. High delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 900 N 1ST ST.

Dr. High maintains professional affiliations with Memorial Physician Services, Springfield Clinic, Llp, Family Medical Center Of Lincoln, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include critical care, first, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

900 N 1st St

Springfield, IL 627023749

Telephone 2175287541

Fax 2177442537

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Springfield Clinic, Llp Facility NPI 1780638478

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Springfield, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs +1.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.2 Yrs

State Avg: 27.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

55 Specialists

Practicing in Springfield, IL (1624 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

3.6% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

87.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. High (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Springfield Specialty Average (18.2 Years) 18.2 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	90	32	$1253.00	$210.91
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	60	30	$354.00	$76.53
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$768.47	$161.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	46	32	$412.48	$88.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	37	$583.41	$125.33
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	31	$893.00	$171.02
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	30	20	$518.00	$117.28
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	28	28	$5696.00	$331.80
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	25	25	$75.48	$13.87
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	18	17	$8.50	$8.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$518.78	$105.74
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	14	14	$4811.64	$486.16
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$624.00	$129.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	64	19	$1253.00	$212.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	41	$555.00	$124.16
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	42	19	$329.00	$78.27
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$741.00	$162.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$496.00	$109.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	29	28	$893.00	$171.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	26	25	$382.00	$87.69
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	20	20	$5767.20	$324.41
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	20	20	$158.00	$14.33
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	13	13	$6.00	$5.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	77	25	$1253.00	$217.67
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	64	27	$329.00	$70.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	58	$471.72	$110.58
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	37	$893.00	$196.04
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	29	29	$5696.00	$338.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	26	$502.29	$125.81
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	27	27	$151.19	$13.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	24	$347.84	$89.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$665.48	$165.58
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	17	17	$4445.76	$484.88
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	12	12	$6.00	$2.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	111	31	$1253.00	$221.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$441.00	$111.11
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	37	17	$329.00	$71.43
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	28	28	$5696.00	$340.57
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	27	27	$148.00	$13.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	25	25	$893.00	$198.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	22	$461.00	$128.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	18	$317.00	$90.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$615.00	$166.37
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$4077.40	$670.89
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	13	12	$1931.00	$310.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	72	25	$1243.00	$227.29
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$570.00	$163.89
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	34	34	$5737.88	$353.46
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	32	32	$118.84	$14.83
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	31	15	$329.00	$73.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	25	$427.00	$107.77
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	14	$828.00	$205.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$409.00	$106.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	67	34	$145.89	$72.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	57	57	$255.27	$158.97
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	56	21	$575.20	$224.72
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	41	41	$1361.91	$348.55
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	39	39	$43.18	$14.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	35	$163.78	$103.75
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	31	$406.88	$199.46
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	18	18	$60.32	$18.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	11	$133.13	$72.63
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	12	12	$363.83	$204.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	143	39	$312.38	$221.92
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	61	33	$89.61	$71.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$179.60	$159.86
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	45	45	$498.67	$341.38
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	43	43	$14.53	$14.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	33	$118.22	$104.41
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	29	28	$236.53	$196.43
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	17	17	$247.91	$190.94
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$757.43	$680.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	116	37	$331.01	$208.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$176.86	$159.44
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	48	26	$78.91	$71.07
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	42	38	$221.96	$199.99
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	23	22	$680.65	$314.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	19	$77.96	$70.28
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	18	18	$20.96	$13.57
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	18	17	$3.11	$2.83
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	17	17	$1031.60	$681.98
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$778.23	$682.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$114.89	$103.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$126.32	$104.70

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-04-22

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License IL 036130062

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0102X

State License IL 036130062

A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Family Medical Center Of Lincoln, Llc

515 N College, Lincoln, IL 626561401

Memorial Physician Services

515 N College St, Lincoln, IL 626561401

Phone: 2177329681

Springfield Clinic, Llp

900 N 1st St, Springfield, IL 627023749

Phone: 2175287541

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Kaitlin Henry , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1003136276

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Sydney Lynch

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1003404864

Jeremy Elliott

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1003416546

Jessica Lee , APN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1003461831

Advanced Practice Nurse

Julie Hart , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1003867342

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Barbara Wolfson , LCPC

Counselor

NPI 1003900739

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 22, 2026

Surgery (License #036130062 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active July 31, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 31, 2014

Registered at 900 N 1ST ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 627023749 (Tel: 2175287541)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 31, 2014

Registered at 1025 S 6TH ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 627032403 (Tel: 2175287541)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 31, 2014

Recorded as ERIC HIGH, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 31, 2014

Surgery (License #036130062 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 01, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1629299599

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 01, 2007

Last Update: April 22, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1025 S 6th St

Springfield, IL 627032403

Phone: 2175287541

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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