Richard Brian Higgs, DDS
Dentist · Chandler, AZ
Richard Brian Higgs, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1841362472, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 4646, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Brian Higgs
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 4646 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3175 S Price RD Ste 140, Chandler, AZ 85248
- Phone
- (480) 812-2800
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 812-2805
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Brian Higgs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 4646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin12 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: $93.08
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Richard Brian Higgs among 1,928 dentist records in Arizona
Richard Brian Higgs, DDS is one of 1,928 dentist records with a practice address in Arizona. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 dentist records list a practice address in Chandler
They are 78 of the 5,497 NPPES records with a practice address in Chandler, and 1,928 dentist records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Richard Brian Higgs, DDS's NPI number?
Richard Brian Higgs, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841362472, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Brian Higgs, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3175 S Price RD Ste 140, Chandler, AZ, 85248. Phone: (480) 812-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Brian Higgs, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 4646, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Brian Higgs, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Brian Higgs, DDS had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.