Phillip Richard Higginbotham
Family Medicine Physician · Center Point, AL
Phillip Richard Higginbotham is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Center Point, Alabama, and NPI 1215598537, issued on Jun 26, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 4981R, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip Richard Higginbotham
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 4981R AL
61186 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2152 Old Springville RD, Center Point, AL 35215
- Phone
- (205) 838-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260218001488); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2152 Old Springville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Willa Byars, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437947702
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Verify Phillip Richard Higginbotham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 4981RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
583 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt94 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro55 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Cephalexin41 claims
- Cefdinir39 claims
- Azithromycin34 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Marshall Medical Center NorthGuntersville, AL
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phillip Richard Higginbotham among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Phillip Richard Higginbotham is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Center Point
They are 18 of the 101 NPPES records with a practice address in Center Point, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Arnold, DOCenter Point, AL 352151871607119
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- Stephen Higgins, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352151740412063
- Rebecca Huey, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352151386776359
- Duane King, MDBirmingham, AL 352151679522114
- Bob Pike, MDBirmingham, AL 352151295702678
- Michael Powell, MDBirmingham, AL 352151750358818
- Deborah Roman, MDBirmingham, AL 352151447227046
Common questions
What is Phillip Richard Higginbotham's NPI number?
Phillip Richard Higginbotham's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215598537, issued on Jun 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip Richard Higginbotham located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2152 Old Springville RD, Center Point, AL, 35215. Phone: (205) 838-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip Richard Higginbotham's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 4981R, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Phillip Richard Higginbotham prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip Richard Higginbotham had 583 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.