Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP
Nurse Practitioner · New Orleans, LA
Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1083279780, issued on May 8, 2019. Check the license (Louisiana 240792, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emma Q. Higgins
- Credential
- APRN.CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 240792 LA
144671 CT
APRN.CNP.025145 OH
RN462616 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 703-7640
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250916004765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Emma Q. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 240792Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emma Q. Higgins among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 59% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
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Common questions
What is Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP's NPI number?
Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083279780, issued on May 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 703-7640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 240792, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emma Q. Higgins, APRN.CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.