NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Cleveland, GA

Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cleveland, Georgia, and NPI 1730736570, issued on Aug 26, 2019. Check the license (Georgia APRN-NP162332, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730736570
Name
Heather Lynn Higgins
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
APRN-NP162332 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11 Charlie Morris RD, Cleveland, GA 30528
Phone
(706) 969-7510
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2025
Fax
(855) 747-7130
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191021000089); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Heather Lynn Higgins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,395 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Higgins1,395
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium48 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium44 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium42 claims
  6. Lisinopril41 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: $75.63

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Higgins$75.63
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Medlink Georgia IncCleveland, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Heather Lynn Higgins among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 53% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cleveland

They are 16 of the 166 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jane Allen, FNP-CCleveland, GA 305281326084187
  2. Amanda Battles, FNPCleveland, GA 305281609576180
  3. April Beck, FNP-CCleveland, GA 305281215596606
  4. Tina CampbellCleveland, GA 305281326496357
  5. Neile Chambers, FNPCleveland, GA 305281780383133
  6. James Cobb, FNPCleveland, GA 305281396247086
  7. Elizabeth Crumpton, APRN, FNPCleveland, GA 305281629554043
  8. Heather Jones, FNP-CCleveland, GA 305281053954768

Common questions

What is Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C's NPI number?

Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730736570, issued on Aug 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Charlie Morris RD, Cleveland, GA, 30528. Phone: (706) 969-7510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number APRN-NP162332, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C had 1,395 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.