Michele Lynn Higerd, MD
Specialist · Hickory, NC
Michele Lynn Higerd, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1487655452, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michele Lynn Higerd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- 1899 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 327-7788
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 327-0112
- Medicaid ID
- 89126XE NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060928000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michele Lynn Higerd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,091 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga137 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Furosemide66 claims
- Losartan Potassium56 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate53 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim45 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): 64 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: $53.66
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 Nephrology And Hypertension Associates PAHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michele Lynn Higerd among 839 specialist records in North Carolina
Michele Lynn Higerd, MD is one of 839 specialist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 19% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 13% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1991 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in North Carolina
There are 839 specialist records in North Carolina.
All 839 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alicia Carroll, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021457373763
- David Harvey, MDHickory, NC 286021396739256
- Richard Paul, MDHickory, NC 286021174524920
- James Rubel, CPOHickory, NC 286021285666917
- Jeffery Garmon, C.PEDHickory, NC 286011013041904
- Hollie KilbyHickory, NC 286011811836851
- Patricia Ratliff, LMBTHickory, NC 286011699925388
- Inaam Schneider, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011629038385
Common questions
What is Michele Lynn Higerd, MD's NPI number?
Michele Lynn Higerd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487655452, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michele Lynn Higerd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1899 Tate Blvd SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 327-7788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michele Lynn Higerd, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michele Lynn Higerd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michele Lynn Higerd, MD had 1,091 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michele Lynn Higerd, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64 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.