Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A
Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1861624181, issued on Aug 20, 2009. Check the license (California PA20471, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Brandon Higgins
- Credential
- P.A
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA20471 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16950 Via Tazon, San Diego, CA 92127
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 539-8781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140826002616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Brandon Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20471Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Azithromycin20 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UC San Diego Health Community GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Brandon Higgins among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2009, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
747 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 747 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A's NPI number?
Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861624181, issued on Aug 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16950 Via Tazon, San Diego, CA, 92127. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20471, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Brandon Higgins, P.A had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.