NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP

Nurse Practitioner · Waterloo, IA

Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1487632287, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 087431, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa 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
1487632287
Name
Dawn M. Higgins
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
087431 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 W Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701
Phone
(319) 833-5700
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 833-5740
Medicaid IDs
7449272 IA
3449272 IA
5449272 IA
1449272 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050117000118); 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 1717 W Ridgeway Ave

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

  1. Eric AndresenUrology Physician1710279351
  2. Eric Askeland, M.D.Urology Physician1326272923
  3. Frederick Berneking, PHARM. D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1396713921
  4. Robert ColbyNurse Practitioner1588458970
  5. Pratibha Dua, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235116369
  6. Linsey High, PACPhysician Assistant1659359461

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dawn Higgins94
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl13 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: $40.13

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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. Dawn Higgins$40.13
  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 2 group practices

  1. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWaterloo, IA
  2. Unified Therapy Services, IncDubuque, IA

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

Dawn M. Higgins among 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP is one of 1,294 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 873 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 46% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Waterloo

They are 96 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jane Baker, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507011184988610
  2. Barbara Burkle, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507011588618359
  3. Ruselle Debonis, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507011275511230
  4. Tracy Elliott, ARNP, MSNWaterloo, IA 507011588919351
  5. Holly Gaede, NP-C, FNP-BCWaterloo, IA 507011144416488
  6. Annette Geary, FNP-BCWaterloo, IA 507011952362683
  7. Julie Gleason, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507011164726139
  8. Carrayn Gossman, NPWaterloo, IA 507011316170178

Common questions

What is Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP's NPI number?

Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487632287, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 W Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo, IA, 50701. Phone: (319) 833-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 087431, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dawn M. Higgins, ARNP had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.