Griselda Higuera, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · San Diego, CA
Griselda Higuera, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1447589809, issued on Dec 15, 2009. Check the license (California 169681, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Griselda Higuera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 169681 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5454 EL Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115
- Phone
- (619) 515-2400
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 806334 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Griselda Higuera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 169681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $123.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Griselda Higuera among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Griselda Higuera, M.D. is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in California
There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Griselda Higuera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Griselda Higuera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447589809, issued on Dec 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Griselda Higuera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5454 EL Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92115. Phone: (619) 515-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Griselda Higuera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 169681, 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.
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.