Deborah Ann Higer
Family Medicine Physician · Mt Shasta, CA
Deborah Ann Higer is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mt Shasta, California, and NPI 1437245701, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California G42167, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deborah Ann Higer
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G42167 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Pine St, Mt Shasta, CA 96067
- Phone
- (530) 926-4556
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 926-4532
- Medicaid ID
- 00G721670 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070914000535); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Deborah Ann Higer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G42167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,876 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 502 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium343 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium287 claims
- Celecoxib209 claims
- Gabapentin209 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate175 claims
- Trazodone Hcl169 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: $75.40
4 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.
Deborah Ann Higer among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Deborah Ann Higer is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family medicine physician record lists a practice address in Mt Shasta
They are 1 of the 10 NPPES records with a practice address in Mt Shasta, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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- Joshua Blackwell, MD, MSPHMount Shasta, CA 960671093334567
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- Ashley Delaney, DOMount Shasta, CA 960671447815220
- David Holst, MDMount Shasta, CA 960671164416764
- John Katana, M.D.Mount Shasta, CA 960671215194733
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- Phillip Miller, M.D.Mount Shasta, CA 960671285625350
Common questions
What is Deborah Ann Higer's NPI number?
Deborah Ann Higer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437245701, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deborah Ann Higer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Pine St, Mt Shasta, CA, 96067. Phone: (530) 926-4556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deborah Ann Higer's license?
NPPES lists California license number G42167, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Deborah Ann Higer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deborah Ann Higer had 5,876 Medicare Part D claims for 308 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.