Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Cairo, GA
Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cairo, Georgia, and NPI 1013184811, issued on May 12, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 3276, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Piland Higdon
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 3276 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1178 5TH St SE, Cairo, GA 39828
- Phone
- (229) 377-2002
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 377-0930
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180822003751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Piland Higdon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 3276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
218 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine13 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 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: $14.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Cairo Medical Care, LLCCairo, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Piland Higdon among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cairo
They are 4 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Cairo, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
All 4,662 in Georgia → Every provider in Cairo → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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- Alton Dinkins, PA-CCairo, GA 398281588627632
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- Katherine Bridges, PABainbridge, GA 398191134779770
Common questions
What is Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C's NPI number?
Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013184811, issued on May 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1178 5TH St SE, Cairo, GA, 39828. Phone: (229) 377-2002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 3276, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Piland Higdon, PA-C had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.