Heather Leanne Higgins, MD

Primary specialty

Anesthesiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207L00000X

License

MD61424036 Issued in WA

Practice address

1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 98405-4933

Phone

(253) 985-6403

Fax

(253) 985-6879

NPI assigned

Jul 31, 2006

Last updated

Jul 15, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Other names 1

• Dr. Heather Leanne Ellinger Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in WA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

90.26 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

89.39

Promoting interoperability

85.23

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Franciscan Medical Group

  dba Franciscan Orthopedics-Silverdale

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Silverdale, WA
  • NPI 1093165334
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  dba Harrison HealthPartners, A Part of the Franciscan Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bremerton, WA
  • NPI 1154564649

  Anesthesiology

  NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1366539421
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Jennifer Tome Higa, M.D.
• Shelby Dawn Higginbottom
• Chloe Anne Higgins
• Christi Michelle Higgins, RN
• Christopher Chih-PO Higgins, MD
• Linda Higgins
• Clayton Richard Higgs
• Highland Wellnesscare, LLC (Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center)
• Highlands Rehab, Inc.
• Highlands Rehab, LLC (Avamere Highlands Memory Care and Rehabilitation)

• Anesthesiology Physician in Tacoma, WA
• Providers in Tacoma, WA by specialty
• Anesthesiology Physician in Washington

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 15, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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