Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1366884926, issued on Jul 24, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00599, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla D. Higginbotham
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2022-00599 NC
ME142530 FL
125064109 IL
R4715 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2436 N Sharon Amity RD Ste 102, Charlotte, NC 28205
- Phone
- (980) 202-0675
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karla D. Higginbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,080 Medicare Part D claims for 110 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. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er33 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 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: $94.45
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Karla D. Higginbotham among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
417 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 417 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366884926, issued on Jul 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2436 N Sharon Amity RD Ste 102, Charlotte, NC, 28205. Phone: (980) 202-0675. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00599, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla D. Higginbotham, M.D. had 1,080 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.