Active NPI 1326496340 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Leigh Eleanore Higgins , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Albuquerque, NM

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Leigh Higgins, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Albuquerque, NM. With approximately 10 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2016, Leigh Higgins delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4545 ALAMEDA BLVD NE.

Leigh Higgins is affiliated with Rio Grande 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

4545 Alameda Blvd Ne

Albuquerque, NM 871131591

Telephone 5058962900

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Rio Grande Dermatology, Pc Facility NPI 1497910848

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2016

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Albuquerque, NM

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

10 Yrs +0.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 9.6 Yrs

State Avg: 13.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

499 Specialists

Practicing in Albuquerque, NM (865 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

14.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

58.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Higgins (10 Years) 10 Yrs

Albuquerque Specialty Average (9.6 Years) 9.6 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	2,014	355	$14.00	$5.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	881	704	$125.00	$72.77
17000 Destruction of skin growth	590	454	$137.00	$46.76
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	196	180	$163.88	$75.62
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	124	$191.00	$88.88
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	75	69	$77.00	$45.18
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	45	38	$321.00	$132.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	37	$189.00	$103.46
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	35	33	$214.00	$85.24
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	34	28	$82.41	$39.43
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	21	20	$341.00	$131.08
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	20	18	$279.00	$108.30
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	20	19	$630.00	$233.36
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	13	12	$350.00	$132.10
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	13	$283.00	$126.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,658	291	$14.00	$5.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	739	554	$125.00	$72.95
17000 Destruction of skin growth	499	401	$137.00	$45.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	272	272	$191.00	$91.07
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	216	196	$167.86	$78.06
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	65	47	$321.00	$135.06
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	59	41	$83.48	$39.99
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	43	14	$5.00	$1.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	35	$77.00	$45.45
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	29	25	$214.00	$85.20
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	26	23	$279.00	$106.56
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	17	15	$341.00	$130.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$189.00	$103.69
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	13	$283.00	$114.61
69100 Biopsy of ear	14	13	$161.42	$55.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,360	247	$14.00	$5.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	621	501	$125.00	$74.54
17000 Destruction of skin growth	404	331	$137.00	$46.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	205	205	$191.00	$92.14
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	184	173	$170.80	$78.06
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	46	38	$321.00	$136.55
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	44	35	$85.52	$37.73
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	42	40	$77.00	$46.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	35	34	$214.00	$87.50
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	32	25	$341.00	$123.11
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	27	12	$5.00	$1.11
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	21	20	$279.00	$105.77
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	15	15	$222.00	$98.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	660	136	$14.00	$5.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	342	276	$125.00	$75.02
17000 Destruction of skin growth	246	199	$137.00	$45.62
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	103	99	$172.19	$80.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	101	$191.00	$92.77
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	68	59	$77.00	$45.71
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	30	15	$5.00	$1.26
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	21	18	$321.00	$134.16
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	15	$88.54	$42.69
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	17	17	$214.00	$91.14
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	16	11	$112.00	$35.82
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	11	$630.00	$250.62
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	12	12	$222.00	$101.01
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$130.00	$59.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	723	151	$14.00	$4.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	300	255	$125.00	$62.25
17000 Destruction of skin growth	257	207	$137.00	$45.81
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	116	98	$77.00	$37.44
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	107	101	$168.16	$77.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	61	$191.00	$90.25
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	47	47	$130.00	$63.09
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	21	17	$89.72	$42.01
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	18	15	$321.00	$130.70
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	18	18	$214.00	$89.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	15	$189.00	$91.42
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	12	$279.00	$115.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	404	86	$14.00	$4.70
17000 Destruction of skin growth	141	120	$137.00	$43.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	141	118	$125.00	$61.53
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	102	80	$77.00	$37.34
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	76	75	$167.77	$78.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$191.00	$90.79
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	51	51	$130.00	$62.39
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	29	11	$5.00	$1.56
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	24	24	$214.00	$88.90
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	11	11	$321.00	$126.69

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-03-05

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License NM PA2016-0052

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Rio Grande Dermatology, Pc

4505 Alameda Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, NM 871131688

Phone: 5058962900

Rio Grande Dermatology, Pc

4545 Alameda Ne G, Albuquerque, NM 871131591

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

3 Associated Practitioners

Courtney Meinders , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1598058331

Physician Assistant

Dr. Michaela Jacobs , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1629203468

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Karel Ortiz , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1811935984

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location March 05, 2020

Registered at 4545 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871131591 (Tel: 5058962900)

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NPI Profile Active August 06, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 06, 2016

Registered at 2211 LOMAS BLVD NE, UNM SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CLINIC, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871062719 (Tel: 5052722335)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 06, 2016

Registered at 933 BRADBURY DR SE, STE 2222, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871064374 (Tel: 5052721320)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 06, 2016

Recorded as LEIGH HIGGINS, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 06, 2016

Physician Assistant (License #PA2016-0052 in NM)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 31, 2016

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1326496340

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 31, 2016

Last Update: March 05, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

933 Bradbury Dr Se, Ste 2222

Albuquerque, NM 871064374

Phone: 5052721320

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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