Stuart Higgins, DDS
Dentist · Cary, NC
Stuart Higgins, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1316022676, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 6345, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stuart Higgins
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 6345 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1985 High House RD, Cary, NC 27519
- Phone
- (919) 468-4211
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 7993890 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stuart Higgins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 6345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin290 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate42 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl36 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Azithromycin11 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.
Stuart Higgins among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
Stuart Higgins, DDS is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 59% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 dentist records list a practice address in Cary
They are 60 of the 5,665 NPPES records with a practice address in Cary, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Stuart Higgins, DDS's NPI number?
Stuart Higgins, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316022676, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stuart Higgins, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1985 High House RD, Cary, NC, 27519. Phone: (919) 468-4211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stuart Higgins, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 6345, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stuart Higgins, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stuart Higgins, DDS had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 344 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.