Kristen B. Higgins, MD
Dermatology Physician · Gastonia, NC
Kristen B. Higgins, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1578777017, issued on May 10, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 207N00000X, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen B. Higgins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 207N00000X NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 959 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 866-7576
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 866-0106
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080721000534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 959 Cox RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Corbin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528363264
- Kathryn Guild, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1750207486
- Daniel Ness, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1144221722
- Joshua Porter, M.D.Dermatology Physician1760611438
- Parteek Singla, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1184003006
- Jaime Vanourny, MDDermatology Physician1508028093
Verify Kristen B. Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 207N00000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,391 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole216 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide133 claims
- Mupirocin104 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate85 claims
- Hydrocortisone82 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate71 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): 91.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,192.67
135 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Piedmont Plastic Surgery And Dermatology PAGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen B. Higgins among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
Kristen B. Higgins, MD is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberta Hawk, MDGastonia, NC 280541093828378
- Joshua Porter, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541760611438
- Jaime Vanourny, MDGastonia, NC 280541508028093
- Linda Selsor, M.D.Forest City, NC 280431588751275
- Kerry Shafran, M.D.Cornelius, NC 280311740394543
- Nancy Astle, MDHuntersville, NC 280781740286178
- Colene Calo, DOHuntersville, NC 280781396790317
- Catherine Emerson, MDHuntersville, NC 280781154889350
Common questions
What is Kristen B. Higgins, MD's NPI number?
Kristen B. Higgins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578777017, issued on May 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen B. Higgins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 959 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 866-7576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen B. Higgins, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 207N00000X, 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 Kristen B. Higgins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen B. Higgins, MD had 1,391 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen B. Higgins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.2 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.