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
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
- Kalyric CartagenaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073216875
- Richard ChapmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326890591
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).
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.
All 18 in Center Point → All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Center Point →
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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.