NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Highsmith, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Greenwood, SC

Heather Highsmith, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greenwood, South Carolina, and NPI 1053847889, issued on May 11, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 41093, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053847889
Name
Heather Highsmith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
41093 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
155 Academy Ave, Greenwood, SC 29646
Phone
(864) 725-4865
Enumerated
May 11, 2017
Record last updated
May 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 725-4883
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180612000312); 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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Also registered at 155 Academy Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brittany BennettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326899824
  2. Matthew Brettmann, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518540434
  3. Faith BrownStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013700632
  4. Gray BuchananClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1386808178
  5. Dwain Chambers, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811785033
  6. Samuel Clarke, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275566119

Verify Heather Highsmith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,479 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 182 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heather Highsmith6,479
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate317 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium223 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
  4. Omeprazole154 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa151 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium149 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): 96.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score92.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $419.73

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.

  1. Heather Highsmith$419.73
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Self Regional Healthcare PartnersEdgefield, SC

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

Heather Highsmith among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Heather Highsmith, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

90 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greenwood

They are 90 of the 1,262 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenwood, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David BridgesGreenwood, SC 296461598720112
  2. Samuel Clarke, MDGreenwood, SC 296461275566119
  3. Jason Dahlberg, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461508800848
  4. Todd Gallman, MDGreenwood, SC 296461962498998
  5. Harvey Hatcher, MDGreenwood, SC 296461053338061
  6. Jonathan HeglerGreenwood, SC 296461952382277
  7. Daphne Karel, MDGreenwood, SC 296461336166339
  8. Ashley McGee, MDGreenwood, SC 296461437174505

Common questions

What is Heather Highsmith, MD's NPI number?

Heather Highsmith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053847889, issued on May 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Highsmith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Academy Ave, Greenwood, SC, 29646. Phone: (864) 725-4865. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Highsmith, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 41093, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Heather Highsmith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Highsmith, MD had 6,479 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Highsmith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.