Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Huron, SD
Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Huron, South Dakota, and NPI 1215274451, issued on Jan 8, 2013. Check the license (South Dakota 0845, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Christina Higgins
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License numbers
- 0845 SD
1760 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 33 3RD St SE Ste 201, Huron, SD 57350
- Phone
- (605) 677-6274
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130723001014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 33 3RD St SE Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Christina Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license 0845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
923 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic53 claims
- Metformin Hcl50 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Omeprazole36 claims
- Simvastatin36 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: $6.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Medical Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Santee Sioux Tribe OF NebraskaNiobrara, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Christina Higgins among 96 medical physician assistant records in South Dakota
Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C is one of 96 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Dakota. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in South Dakota
There are 96 medical physician assistant records in South Dakota.
All 96 in South Dakota → Every provider in Huron → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- April Crago, PAHighmore, SD 573451104825157
- Renette Kroupa, PA-CFort Thompson, SD 573391760493811
- Pauline Bevers, PA-CMiller, SD 573621578528907
- Thomas Miner, PA-CMiller, SD 573621710942149
- Rick Stoltenburg, PAPlatte, SD 573691194706028
- Deborah Hubley, PAWagner, SD 573801518095611
- Jennifer Bietz, PA-CArmour, SD 573131225033681
- Amber Wolter, PACArmour, SD 573131295007268
Common questions
What is Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215274451, issued on Jan 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 33 3RD St SE Ste 201, Huron, SD, 57350. Phone: (605) 677-6274. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 0845, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Christina Higgins, PA-C had 923 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.