NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Boise, ID

Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Boise, Idaho, and NPI 1760486138, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Idaho O-50, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760486138
Name
Ronald Scott Higginbotham
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
O-50 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7685 W Emerald St, Boise, ID 83704
Phone
(208) 376-2522
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 375-5860
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7685 W Emerald St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brittany Aitchison, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992111090

Verify Ronald Scott Higginbotham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

114 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ronald Higginbotham114
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Tartrate16 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.

Ronald Scott Higginbotham among 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho

Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O. is one of 1,316 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 49% 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 Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

315 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Boise

They are 315 of the 9,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Boise, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Beach, MDBoise, ID 837041912968892
  2. Kirsten Deutsch, MDBoise, ID 837041407800865
  3. Jeffrey Edwards, MDBoise, ID 837041578566253
  4. Mark Johnson, MDBoise, ID 837041831155365
  5. Arthur Jones, MDBoise, ID 837041063402097
  6. Russell Kocemba, MDBoise, ID 837041588629406
  7. Eric Maier, MDBoise, ID 837041831154707
  8. Michael Maier, MDBoise, ID 837041912963828

Common questions

What is Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O.'s NPI number?

Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760486138, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7685 W Emerald St, Boise, ID, 83704. Phone: (208) 376-2522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number O-50, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Scott Higginbotham, D.O. had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.

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