Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Mount Ayr, IA
Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mount Ayr, Iowa, and NPI 1881448199, issued on Apr 15, 2024. Check the license (Iowa A178792, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kasandra Jane Higdon
- Credential
- ARNP, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- A178792 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 N Cleveland St, Mount Ayr, IA 50854
- Phone
- (641) 464-4476
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2024
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240603002573); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kasandra Jane Higdon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A178792Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
578 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium17 claims
- Potassium Chloride17 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: $154.51
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Kasandra Jane Higdon among 61 primary care nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC is one of 61 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2024, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2021 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 primary care nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Mount Ayr
They are 1 of the 27 NPPES records with a practice address in Mount Ayr, and 61 primary care nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881448199, issued on Apr 15, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 N Cleveland St, Mount Ayr, IA, 50854. Phone: (641) 464-4476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A178792, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kasandra Jane Higdon, ARNP, FNP-BC had 578 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.