Debra K. Higginbotham, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Fe, NM
Debra K. Higginbotham, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and NPI 1861460446, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 2000-208, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra K. Higginbotham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2000-208 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2019 Galisteo St Ste N9A, Santa Fe, NM 87505
- Phone
- (505) 820-1482
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 982-0696
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071110000161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2019 Galisteo St Ste N9A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Bonnie Giacchetti, PACMedical Physician Assistant1871673608
- Heather Neil, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942375357
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Verify Debra K. Higginbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2000-208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,178 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 120 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium206 claims
- Lisinopril174 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er94 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl84 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: $274.69
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- Full Circle Healing Family Practice, LLCSanta Fe, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra K. Higginbotham among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Debra K. Higginbotham, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
122 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Fe
They are 122 of the 4,551 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Fe, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Debra K. Higginbotham, MD's NPI number?
Debra K. Higginbotham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861460446, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra K. Higginbotham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2019 Galisteo St Ste N9A, Santa Fe, NM, 87505. Phone: (505) 820-1482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra K. Higginbotham, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2000-208, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Debra K. Higginbotham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra K. Higginbotham, MD had 3,178 Medicare Part D claims for 260 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.