Active NPI 1790172559 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Catherine Higham , MD

Dermatology • Beverly, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Catherine Higham, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Beverly, MA. With approximately 11 years of clinical experience since graduating from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 2015, Dr. Higham delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 900 CUMMINGS CTR STE 311T.

Dr. Higham is affiliated with Krauss Dermatology Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

900 Cummings Ctr Ste 311t

Beverly, MA 019156260

Telephone 9782253376

Fax 9785601245

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Massachusetts Dermatology Associates, P.c. Facility NPI 1396167763

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2015

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Beverly, MA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

11 Yrs -4.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 15.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

15 Specialists

Practicing in Beverly, MA (648 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

69.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Higham (11 Years) 11 Yrs

Beverly Specialty Average (15.0 Years) 15.0 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
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,815	346	$28.27	$6.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	869	667	$287.85	$91.97
17000 Destruction of skin growth	628	477	$219.11	$53.22
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	452	373	$310.48	$94.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	336	274	$399.52	$129.42
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	227	200	$346.76	$116.19
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	208	124	$159.00	$51.46
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	95	90	$175.00	$57.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	74	$336.46	$112.82
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	48	24	$175.00	$52.63
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	37	35	$375.00	$128.52
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	34	33	$915.00	$302.10
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	32	29	$687.85	$124.64
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	31	24	$474.00	$171.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$487.92	$168.87
69100 Biopsy of ear	17	15	$279.45	$66.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,586	321	$28.27	$7.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	841	660	$275.00	$92.26
17000 Destruction of skin growth	599	447	$210.44	$54.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	362	292	$375.00	$130.32
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	324	272	$299.00	$97.27
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	286	220	$335.00	$117.88
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	146	94	$159.00	$52.60
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	80	75	$173.13	$57.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$325.00	$114.62
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	65	28	$175.00	$54.42
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	44	43	$375.00	$132.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$473.37	$170.06
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	38	37	$915.00	$317.45
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	35	22	$369.00	$124.72
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	34	30	$687.85	$127.36
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	29	21	$422.04	$176.36
69100 Biopsy of ear	14	13	$279.45	$75.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,652	323	$28.27	$7.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	802	648	$266.43	$94.11
17000 Destruction of skin growth	599	452	$210.44	$53.79
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	366	312	$299.00	$97.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	321	252	$372.51	$131.90
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	279	229	$335.00	$119.47
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	123	81	$159.00	$53.97
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	87	82	$160.00	$58.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$325.00	$116.53
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	55	55	$458.33	$173.42
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	54	52	$375.00	$135.89
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	52	17	$175.00	$53.11
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	39	35	$687.85	$129.59
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	37	37	$915.00	$322.86
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	30	17	$369.00	$126.48
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	19	19	$416.04	$179.34
69100 Biopsy of ear	15	13	$279.45	$65.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,565	303	$28.27	$7.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	770	600	$240.33	$96.58
17000 Destruction of skin growth	519	411	$210.44	$53.93
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	331	295	$299.00	$101.95
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	254	213	$335.00	$120.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	229	181	$350.00	$136.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	142	$325.00	$118.06
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	115	80	$159.00	$56.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	80	75	$156.66	$59.82
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	63	19	$175.00	$56.95
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	51	49	$375.00	$141.31
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$458.33	$174.91
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	29	29	$915.00	$334.52
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	27	26	$687.85	$133.93
69100 Biopsy of ear	23	22	$279.45	$83.94
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$220.00	$77.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,134	226	$28.27	$6.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	501	402	$222.00	$78.56
17000 Destruction of skin growth	401	331	$210.44	$55.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	237	229	$350.00	$113.70
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	198	182	$299.00	$99.90
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	142	111	$325.28	$116.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	115	115	$325.00	$112.74
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	74	74	$220.00	$80.30
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	66	63	$358.33	$134.12
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	52	40	$156.08	$55.96
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	44	20	$175.00	$52.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	40	$121.88	$48.06
69100 Biopsy of ear	18	15	$279.45	$67.36
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	16	13	$163.75	$65.18
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	16	$416.04	$169.35
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	11	11	$854.45	$325.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	363	74	$28.27	$5.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	132	115	$222.00	$77.46
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	123	118	$299.00	$94.81
17000 Destruction of skin growth	122	106	$210.44	$50.60
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	122	$325.00	$112.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	70	57	$315.00	$115.57
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	48	48	$220.00	$79.85
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	45	36	$140.00	$56.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$350.00	$110.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	30	29	$121.88	$47.27
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	23	16	$175.00	$54.89
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	23	22	$350.00	$132.07
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	11	11	$120.85	$46.75

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-06-02

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License MA 268142

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Krauss Dermatology Pc

1 Washington St, Wellesley Hills, MA 024811737

Phone: 7814163500

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

18 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location June 02, 2026

Registered at 900 CUMMINGS CTR STE 311T, BEVERLY, MA 019156260 (Tel: 9782253376)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 02, 2026

Registered at 900 CUMMINGS CTR STE 311T, BEVERLY, MA 019156260 (Tel: 9782253376)

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Updated Practice Location April 29, 2025

Registered at 1 WASHINGTON ST STE 401, WELLESLEY, MA 024811737 (Tel: 7814163500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 29, 2025

Registered at 1 WASHINGTON ST STE 401, WELLESLEY, MA 024811737 (Tel: 7814163500)

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Updated Practice Location December 07, 2021

Registered at 900 CUMMINGS CTR STE 311T, BEVERLY, MA 019156260 (Tel: 9782253376)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 07, 2021

Registered at 900 CUMMINGS CTR STE 311T, BEVERLY, MA 019156260 (Tel: 9782253376)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 07, 2021

Recorded as CATHERINE HIGHAM, MD

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NPI Profile Active January 30, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 30, 2017

Registered at 609 ALBANY ST, D3100 MEDICAL CENTER NORTH, BOSTON, MA 021182515 (Tel: 6176385500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 30, 2017

Registered at 609 ALBANY ST, BOSTON, MA 021182515 (Tel: 6176385500)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 30, 2017

Recorded as CATHERINE HIGHAM

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 30, 2017

Dermatology (License #268142 in MA)

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NPI Profile Active August 03, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 03, 2016

Registered at 1161 21ST AVE S, D3100 MEDICAL CENTER NORTH, NASHVILLE, TN 372322358 (Tel: 6153220417)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 03, 2016

Registered at 609 ALBANY ST, BOSTON, MA 021182515 (Tel: 6176385500)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 03, 2016

Recorded as CATHERINE HIGHAM

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 03, 2016

Dermatology (License #268142 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 20, 2015

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1790172559

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: April 20, 2015

Last Update: June 02, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

900 Cummings Ctr Ste 311t

Beverly, MA 019156260

Phone: 9782253376

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