NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Lexington, KY

Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1386727717, issued on Oct 21, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1912, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386727717
Name
Bethany Fourtney Higgins
Credential
MSW, LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
1912 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3470 Blazer Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40509
Phone
(859) 323-6021
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
82001074 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050310000147); 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 3470 Blazer Pkwy

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

  1. Timothy Allen, MDPsychiatry Physician1922181346
  2. Todd Cheever, MDPsychiatry Physician1144303470
  3. Jose Deleon, MDPsychiatry Physician1922181692
  4. Marian Dennis, MSW, LCSWCounselor1437232857
  5. Emily Downing, M.S., L.P.A.Psychologist1710734520
  6. Carol Fisk-Owais, MDPsychiatry Physician1972686392

Verify Bethany Fourtney Higgins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF KentuckyLexington, KY

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

Bethany Fourtney Higgins among 4,071 clinical social worker records in Kentucky

Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW is one of 4,071 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Kentucky. 17% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2014 among the 989 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

708 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 708 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 4,071 clinical social worker records in Kentucky.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Arnold, LCSW PHDLexington, KY 405091679557631
  2. Steven Johnson, LCSWLexington, KY 405091982787271
  3. Carla Lemon, M.S.W., L. C.S.W.Lexington, KY 405091730227364
  4. Joan Lillard, LCSWLexington, KY 405091790833895
  5. Virginia Luftman, LCSWLexington, KY 405091932282159
  6. Isaac Manis, MSW, LCSWLexington, KY 405091740363324
  7. Carl Moses, LCSWLexington, KY 405091255496626
  8. Myrtle Procter, LCSWLexington, KY 405091174672273

Common questions

What is Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW's NPI number?

Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386727717, issued on Oct 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3470 Blazer Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 40509. Phone: (859) 323-6021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1912, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Bethany Fourtney Higgins, MSW, LCSW's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.