Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner · South Charleston, WV
Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in South Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1386121374, issued on Jul 23, 2018. Check the license (West Virginia APRN70740NP, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Gene Higginbotham
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN70740NP WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4610 Kanawha Ave SW Ste 200, South Charleston, WV 25309
- Phone
- (304) 205-7992
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 205-7739
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181002003392); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4610 Kanawha Ave SW Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Monica Gene Higginbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN70740NPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel26 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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): 90.1 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: $1,073.25
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in West Virginia
There are 540 nurse practitioner records in West Virginia.
All 540 in West Virginia → Every provider in South Charleston →
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Common questions
What is Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C's NPI number?
Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386121374, issued on Jul 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4610 Kanawha Ave SW Ste 200, South Charleston, WV, 25309. Phone: (304) 205-7992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number APRN70740NP, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Monica Gene Higginbotham, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.