Barbara A. Higgins, O.D.
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Barbara A. Higgins, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1306985478, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (Texas 4020T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Barbara A. Higgins
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4020T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12430 State Highway 249, Houston, TX 77086
- Phone
- (281) 999-3131
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 999-3151
- Medicaid ID
- 103508102 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barbara A. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 4020TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Barbara A. Higgins among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Barbara A. Higgins, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston
They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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- Jamila Chinwala, ODHouston, TX 770861467854612
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- Tu Pham, D.O.Houston, TX 770861003828914
- Nicholas Chang, ODHouston, TX 770871083580146
- Lisa Cheung, O.D.Houston, TX 770871659686657
- Zeinep Echetebu, O.D., PH.D.Houston, TX 770871477688752
- Rokeisha Joseph, O.D.Houston, TX 770851407198278
Common questions
What is Barbara A. Higgins, O.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara A. Higgins, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306985478, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara A. Higgins, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12430 State Highway 249, Houston, TX, 77086. Phone: (281) 999-3131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara A. Higgins, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 4020T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.