Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lakewood, WA
Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Washington, and NPI 1679544225, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00043885, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Wayne Higginbotham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00043885 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10510 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
- Phone
- (253) 722-1837
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 722-1851
- Medicaid ID
- 164111001 AR
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Wayne Higginbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00043885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bruce Wayne Higginbotham among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 28 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679544225, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10510 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood, WA, 98499. Phone: (253) 722-1837. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00043885, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Wayne Higginbotham, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.