NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carla Adina Higbee, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Whittier, CA

Carla Adina Higbee, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1225076763, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (California NP12028RN428969, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1225076763
Name
Carla Adina Higbee
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
NP12028RN428969 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9080 Colima RD, Whittier, CA 90605
Phone
(562) 907-1565
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 907-1585
Medicaid IDs
NP12028 CA
RN428969 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050127001137); accepts Medicare assignment
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 9080 Colima RD

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

  1. Michael Agron, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1528009842
  2. Dennis Andrew Ancheta, PHARMD.Pharmacist1730610296
  3. Maximino Basco, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1538225719
  4. Connie Chao, PHARMDPharmacist1578225280
  5. Deming Chau, MDAnesthesiology Physician1750345864
  6. Uday Chauhan, MDInfectious Disease Physician1285213603

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

632 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Carla Higbee632
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin58 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim57 claims
  3. Ibuprofen49 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
  5. Baclofen24 claims
  6. Azithromycin21 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: $72.70

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carla Higbee$72.70
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Ignite Emergency Physicians A Medical CorporationVictorville, CA
  2. Pih Health PhysiciansSanta Fe Springs, CA
  3. Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA

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

Carla Adina Higbee among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California

Carla Adina Higbee, FNP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2017 among the 3,425 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 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Princess Bartolome, N.P.Whittier, CA 906051548445869
  2. Caleb Dizon, FNP-CWhittier, CA 906051518473552
  3. Steven Giordano, NPWhittier, CA 906051043262611
  4. Editha Gutierrez, ANPWhittier, CA 906061407284193
  5. Emily Malm, NPWhittier, CA 906061801128681
  6. Jacqueline Nazer, NPWhittier, CA 906061881108058
  7. Victor PinedoWhittier, CA 906041306231576
  8. Bo Kyung Sul, NPWhittier, CA 906061225809262

Common questions

What is Carla Adina Higbee, FNP's NPI number?

Carla Adina Higbee, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225076763, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carla Adina Higbee, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9080 Colima RD, Whittier, CA, 90605. Phone: (562) 907-1565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carla Adina Higbee, FNP's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP12028RN428969, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carla Adina Higbee, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carla Adina Higbee, FNP had 632 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.