Sheila Higgins, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hereford, TX
Sheila Higgins, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hereford, Texas, and NPI 1700150075, issued on Mar 2, 2012. Check the license (Texas 689775, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheila Higgins
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 689775 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 W 15TH St, Hereford, TX 79045
- Phone
- (806) 364-7512
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150223000061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 540 W 15TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sheila Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 689775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,329 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium96 claims
- Metformin Hcl77 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
- Lisinopril57 claims
- Omeprazole45 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: $14.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Castro County Hospital DistrictDimmitt, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheila Higgins among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Sheila Higgins, NP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 16% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hereford
They are 15 of the 74 NPPES records with a practice address in Hereford, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Hereford → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Briones, NPHereford, TX 790451205354578
- Allison Bromwell, APRN, FNP-CHereford, TX 790451871965285
- Melinda Burney, FNPHereford, TX 790451508859000
- Susan Cruz, FNPHereford, TX 790451477094209
- Kylie Culp, FNP-CHereford, TX 790451063029544
- Carmen Flood, NPHereford, TX 790451053301234
- Griselda Garza, NP-CHereford, TX 790451568655579
- Jennifer Heiman, FNP-CHereford, TX 790451366928640
Common questions
What is Sheila Higgins, NP-C's NPI number?
Sheila Higgins, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700150075, issued on Mar 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheila Higgins, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 W 15TH St, Hereford, TX, 79045. Phone: (806) 364-7512. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheila Higgins, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 689775, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sheila Higgins, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheila Higgins, NP-C had 1,329 Medicare Part D claims for 136 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.