Richard M. Higgs, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Owensboro, KY
Richard M. Higgs, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Owensboro, Kentucky, and NPI 1609350826, issued on Sep 24, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 3012769, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Higgs
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 3012769 KY
1139949 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2211 Mayfair Dr Ste 101, Owensboro, KY 42301
- Phone
- (270) 688-1352
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2022
- Fax
- (270) 683-4313
- Medicaid IDs
- 7100564030 KY
300021024 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181106002248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard M. Higgs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3012769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
480 Medicare Part D claims for 350 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone95 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate61 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass50 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil30 claims
- Cephalexin30 claims
- Prednisone22 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 one group practice
- Owensboro Health Medical Group IncOwensboro, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard M. Higgs among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Richard M. Higgs, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2018, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
147 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Owensboro
They are 147 of the 1,877 NPPES records with a practice address in Owensboro, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Richard M. Higgs, APRN's NPI number?
Richard M. Higgs, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609350826, issued on Sep 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Higgs, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2211 Mayfair Dr Ste 101, Owensboro, KY, 42301. Phone: (270) 688-1352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Higgs, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3012769, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard M. Higgs, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Higgs, APRN had 480 Medicare Part D claims for 350 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.