NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Tyler, TX

Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1679354138, issued on Oct 11, 2023. Check the license (Texas 1138815, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679354138
Name
Amber Michelle Higgs
Credential
AGACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
1138815 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
703 S Fleishel Ave Ste 5000, Tyler, TX 75701
Phone
(903) 606-7525
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2023
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231101002561); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 703 S Fleishel Ave Ste 5000

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Victoria Fleemin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689326274
  2. Anna Honeycutt, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1720769615
  3. James Hubbard, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679404966
  4. Clint Lanford, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881105088
  5. Jill Roberts, APNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1851309173
  6. Rebecca Waggoner, NPNurse Practitioner1144612508

Verify Amber Michelle Higgs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,790 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Amber Higgs1,790
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis518 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate358 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate170 claims
  4. Xarelto132 claims
  5. Amiodarone Hcl124 claims
  6. Flecainide Acetate95 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $902.71

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amber Higgs$902.71
  2. Specialty average$647.94

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicMineola, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amber Michelle Higgs among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas

Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 73% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tyler

They are 53 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Cannon, ACNPTyler, TX 757011720319130
  2. Michael Chastant, ACNP-BCTyler, TX 757011083944185
  3. Amber Cloyes, NPTyler, TX 757011942221841
  4. Vicki Fox, RN, ACNP-CSTyler, TX 757011649277138
  5. Renee Gray, NNP-BCTyler, TX 757011467531194
  6. Stacy Gregory, ACNPTyler, TX 757011528483591
  7. Diana Labumbard, ACNP-BC/GNP-BCTyler, TX 757011841636727
  8. Jason Laine, CNPTyler, TX 757011689012114

Common questions

What is Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?

Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679354138, issued on Oct 11, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 S Fleishel Ave Ste 5000, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 606-7525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1138815, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amber Michelle Higgs, AGACNP-BC had 1,790 Medicare Part D claims for 565 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.