NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah K. Higgs, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

Sarah K. Higgs, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1164717922, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (Texas N9065, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1164717922
Name
Sarah K. Higgs
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
N9065 TX
BP10032442 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6835 Austin Center Blvd, Austin, TX 78731
Phone
(512) 346-6611
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 406-7315
Medicaid IDs
288219304 TX
288219302 TX
288219301 TX
288219303 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120110000816); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6835 Austin Center Blvd

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

  1. Kimberly Avila Edwards, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1831297514
  2. Melanie Basel, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1407501133
  3. Rachael BentleyPhysician Assistant1578261426
  4. Julie Bingham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1548375272
  5. Kim Bolton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1558376608
  6. Diane Brinkman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558377820

Verify Sarah K. Higgs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,597 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Higgs2,597
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium176 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
  4. Gabapentin116 claims
  5. Lisinopril114 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium94 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

  1. Austin Regional Clinic PARound Rock, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sarah K. Higgs among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Sarah K. Higgs, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

544 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 544 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kim Bolton, MDAustin, TX 787311558376608
  2. Paul Cauvin, MDAustin, TX 787311447265590
  3. Todd Crump, M.D.Austin, TX 787311740275437
  4. John Frederick, MDAustin, TX 787311578546610
  5. Sharon Hausman-Cohen, MDAustin, TX 787311528072154
  6. Janet Jewell, MDAustin, TX 787311821003989
  7. Asha Lall, MDAustin, TX 787311457366510
  8. Steven Powell, MDAustin, TX 787311548247356

Common questions

What is Sarah K. Higgs, MD's NPI number?

Sarah K. Higgs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164717922, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah K. Higgs, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6835 Austin Center Blvd, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 346-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah K. Higgs, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N9065, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sarah K. Higgs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah K. Higgs, MD had 2,597 Medicare Part D claims for 204 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.