Nicholas Higinbotham, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Princeton, WV
Nicholas Higinbotham, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Princeton, West Virginia, and NPI 1154841872, issued on Jun 23, 2017. Check the license (West Virginia 3843, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Higinbotham
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 3843 WV
5101023487 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 311 Courthouse RD, Princeton, WV 24740
- Phone
- (304) 487-2297
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 311 Courthouse RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gregory Southers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528181930
Verify Nicholas Higinbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 3843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen168 claims
- Tramadol Hcl46 claims
- Meloxicam19 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $64.86
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 125 orthopaedic surgery physician records in West Virginia.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in West Virginia
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- Jeffrey Abbott, DOWheeling, WV1962601062
- Stephen Alatis, DOWeirton, WV1396726550
- Derek Andreini, MDWheeling, WV1235244898
- Richard Avioli, MDMartinsburg, WV1124022173
- Paul Bachwitt, MDCharleston, WV1083780373
- Galen Berdis, MDHuntington, WV1629502984
- Walter Boardwine, DOElkins, WV1922107911
- Luis Bolano, M.D.Huntington, WV1134186836
- Karim Boukhemis, MDHuntington, WV1750677795
Common questions
What is Nicholas Higinbotham, DO's NPI number?
Nicholas Higinbotham, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154841872, issued on Jun 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Higinbotham, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 Courthouse RD, Princeton, WV, 24740. Phone: (304) 487-2297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Higinbotham, DO's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 3843, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Higinbotham, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Higinbotham, DO had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.