Michael S. Higginbotham, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Rockport, AR
Michael S. Higginbotham, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rockport, Arkansas, and NPI 1619992377, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E0968, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael S. Higginbotham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E0968 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1580 Tanner St, Rockport, AR 72104
- Phone
- (501) 332-7981
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 337-9964
- Medicaid ID
- 129994001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040813000378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1580 Tanner St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Callison, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1740956721
- Kerry HillFamily Nurse Practitioner1164889002
- Lyssa Morrison, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972269785
Verify Michael S. Higginbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E0968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,500 Medicare Part D claims for 750 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 688 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium621 claims
- Tramadol Hcl542 claims
- Losartan Potassium501 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate430 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium355 claims
- Gabapentin320 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: $26.30
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Covenant Health LLCRockport, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael S. Higginbotham among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Michael S. Higginbotham, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 1,681 in Arkansas → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Beggs, MDRockport, AR 721041629634142
- Larry Brashears, M.D.Malvern, AR 721041831110758
- Vivian Highsmith, MDMalvern, AR 721041437166774
- Melanie Jones, M.D.Malvern, AR 721041306922497
- Rimantas Kazakevicius, MDRockport, AR 721041942269188
- Gregory McKinney, MDMalvern, AR 721041336547843
- Shawn Purifoy, M.D.Malvern, AR 721041861450942
- Omar Qazi, MDMalvern, AR 721041770991754
Common questions
What is Michael S. Higginbotham, MD's NPI number?
Michael S. Higginbotham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619992377, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael S. Higginbotham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1580 Tanner St, Rockport, AR, 72104. Phone: (501) 332-7981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael S. Higginbotham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E0968, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael S. Higginbotham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael S. Higginbotham, MD had 14,500 Medicare Part D claims for 750 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.