What is Deborah Higer's specialty?

Deborah Higer (NPI 1437245701) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Mt Shasta, CA.

Where does Deborah Higer practice?

Deborah Higer practices in Mt Shasta, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1437245701.

How much does Medicare pay Deborah Higer?

Deborah Higer (NPI 1437245701) received approximately $58K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 199 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437245701

Deborah Higer

Family PracticeMt Shasta, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

368

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

731

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — above median (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,303

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$325K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium343 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium287 claims

Gabapentin209 claims

Celecoxib209 claims

Amlodipine Besylate175 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$75

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$75

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$75

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Deborah Higer'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). 7 inbound referrers · 19 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Thomas Russ Cardiology · Redding, CA	29	108
Peter Halt Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Shasta, CA	27	83
Rebecca Boehme Nurse Practitioner · Mount Shasta, CA	25	82
SHIPMAN, GROVER	22	155
L. Shearer Otolaryngology · Mount Shasta, CA	13	46
SMITH, CURTIS	12	62
SISKIYOU HOSPITAL, INC.	12	70

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DEBORAH ANN HIGER	218	2,320
DIGNITY HEALTH	143	942
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	78	343
Scott Bleazard Diagnostic Radiology · Mt Shasta, CA	66	296
Carrie Carlin Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Shasta, CA	65	210
Thomas Russ Cardiology · Redding, CA	33	104
Rebecca Boehme Nurse Practitioner · Mount Shasta, CA	32	99
Todd Guthrie Orthopedic Surgery · Mount Shasta, CA	24	161
Peter Halt Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Shasta, CA	20	42
David Barry Hospitalist · Bangor, ME	19	63
SHIPMAN, GROVER	16	101
Ronald Lagro Family Practice · Mount Shasta, CA	15	85

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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