NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Dresden, TN

Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Dresden, Tennessee, and NPI 1861416570, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DS5184, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1861416570
Name
Jeffery Thomas Higgs
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
DS5184 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
145 Heritage Dr, Dresden, TN 38225
Phone
(731) 364-6966
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(731) 364-5339
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Jeffery Thomas Higgs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

144 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Jeffery Higgs144
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin84 claims
  2. Clindamycin Hcl28 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate15 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.

Jeffery Thomas Higgs among 2,023 general practice dentistry records in Tennessee

Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S. is one of 2,023 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Tennessee. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Dresden

They are 2 of the 57 NPPES records with a practice address in Dresden, and 2,023 general practice dentistry records in Tennessee.

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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Moss, D.D.S.Dresden, TN 382251033294467
  2. James Perkins, D.M.DGleason, TN 382291912914730
  3. Douglas Farrar, D.D.S.Kenton, TN 382331538210257
  4. Ronald Foley, D.D.S.Martin, TN 382371518087550
  5. Warren Moore, D.D.S.Martin, TN 382371780783266
  6. Robert Moore, D.D.S.Martin, TN 382371457450835
  7. Robert Pruitt, DMDMartin, TN 382371598490302
  8. Patrick Stooksberry, D.D.S.Martin, TN 382371699895631

Common questions

What is Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861416570, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Heritage Dr, Dresden, TN, 38225. Phone: (731) 364-6966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number DS5184, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jeffery Thomas Higgs, D.D.S. had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.

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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.