Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Abingdon, VA
Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Abingdon, Virginia, and NPI 1336181593, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101054741, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Carter Higinbothom
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101054741 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 445 Porterfield Hwy, Abingdon, VA 24210
- Phone
- (276) 628-3144
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (276) 628-1571
- Medicaid IDs
- 005605008 VA
007610432 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100928001277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 445 Porterfield Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bruce Carter Higinbothom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101054741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
13,507 Medicare Part D claims for 864 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 668 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium466 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate442 claims
- Lisinopril435 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium415 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen406 claims
- Metformin Hcl351 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: $1,658.21
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Abingdon Family Healthcare IncAbingdon, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Carter Higinbothom among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D. is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 54% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Abingdon
They are 38 of the 796 NPPES records with a practice address in Abingdon, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336181593, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 445 Porterfield Hwy, Abingdon, VA, 24210. Phone: (276) 628-3144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101054741, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Carter Higinbothom, M.D. had 13,507 Medicare Part D claims for 864 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.