Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Cortez, CO
Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cortez, Colorado, and NPI 1740067305, issued on Sep 8, 2023. Check the license (Colorado APN.0999104-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephanie Shannon Higgins
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN.0999104-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321
- Phone
- (970) 565-7946
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2023
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 565-9005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231023001368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephanie Shannon Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license APN.0999104-NPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
517 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
- Lantus Solostar18 claims
- Metformin Hcl18 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Lisinopril15 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: $64.16
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center IncCortez, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephanie Shannon Higgins among 3,492 family nurse practitioner records in Colorado
Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP is one of 3,492 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 1,950 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 37% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cortez
They are 12 of the 329 NPPES records with a practice address in Cortez, and 3,492 family nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP's NPI number?
Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740067305, issued on Sep 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO, 81321. Phone: (970) 565-7946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.0999104-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephanie Shannon Higgins, NP had 517 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.