What is Patricia Higgins's specialty?

Patricia Higgins (NPI 1447416847) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Tucson, AZ.

Where does Patricia Higgins practice?

Patricia Higgins practices in Tucson, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447416847.

How much does Medicare pay Patricia Higgins?

Patricia Higgins (NPI 1447416847) received approximately $11K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 143 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447416847

Patricia HigginsNP-BC

Nurse PractitionerTucson, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

123

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

131

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,787 Nurse Practitioner providers in AZ — below median (cohort median 272).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

418

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$12K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium58 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims

Amlodipine Besylate31 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims

Albuterol Sulfate29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Patricia 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 · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Inform Diagnostics, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Coppell, TX	16	18
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL LLC	11	12
Lydia Palafox Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Safford, AZ	11	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ARIZONA DIGESTIVE INSTITUTE LLC	63	68
Inform Diagnostics, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Coppell, TX	43	49
Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	38	71
Lydia Palafox Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Safford, AZ	29	31
Martha Sutton Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Tucson, AZ	26	32
Scott Blinkoff Gastroenterology · Tucson, AZ	21	26
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL LLC	21	31
Frederick Klein Gastroenterology · Tucson, AZ	17	19
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	16	21
Bryan Contreras Gastroenterology · Tucson, AZ	13	15

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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