What is Brenda Higgins's specialty?

Brenda Higgins (NPI 1285988154) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Columbus, MS.

Where does Brenda Higgins practice?

Brenda Higgins practices in Columbus, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1285988154.

How much does Medicare pay Brenda Higgins?

Brenda Higgins (NPI 1285988154) received approximately $25K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 208 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1285988154

Brenda HigginsNP-C

Nurse PractitionerColumbus, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

574

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,861

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,111 Nurse Practitioner providers in MS — top quintile (cohort median 434).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

485

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Azithromycin65 claims

Methylprednisolone46 claims

Amlodipine Besylate37 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav37 claims

Amoxicillin34 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brenda Higgins's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	80	101
Melissa Cooper Nurse Practitioner · Peyton, CO	15	22
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL	11	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC.	33	50
COGGINS, KAY	16	37
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	15	20
Min Kim Internal Medicine · Columbus, MS	15	26
CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CORPORATION	13	27
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL	13	29
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	12	14
WARTAK, ANDRZEJ	12	32

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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