Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD
Otolaryngology Physician · Iowa City, IA
Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1194464891, issued on Jun 1, 2022. Check the license (Iowa R-12586, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Kate Higgins
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- R-12586 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 384-8277
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Kate Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-12586Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $217.56
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cochlear Americas. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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.
Michelle Kate Higgins among 145 otolaryngology physician records in Iowa
Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD is one of 145 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 145 otolaryngology physician records in Iowa.
All 145 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohannad Al-Qudah, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421861658049
- Brian Andrews, MDIowa City, IA 522421245449701
- Nancy Bauman, MDIowa City, IA 522421972596187
- Kristi Chang, MDIowa City, IA 522421639160781
- Patrick Collison, MDIowa City, IA 522421649271628
- Bruce Gantz, MDIowa City, IA 522421730173592
- Scott Graham, MDIowa City, IA 522421508850678
- Henry Hoffman, MDIowa City, IA 522421326031709
Common questions
What is Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194464891, issued on Jun 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 384-8277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Kate Higgins, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-12586, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.