What is Kent Higdon's specialty?

Kent Higdon (NPI 1447471198) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Plastic Surgery in Franklin, TN.

Where does Kent Higdon practice?

Kent Higdon practices in Franklin, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447471198.

How much does Medicare pay Kent Higdon?

Medicare Part B utilization, prescribing (Part D), MIPS quality scores, and industry payments for Kent Higdon (NPI 1447471198) are detailed on this CareTrace profile.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447471198

Kent Higdon

PRACTICEHIGDON PLASTIC SURGERY, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Plastic SurgeryFranklin, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$141

Distinct drugs

Brand share

39.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin17 claims

Ondansetron11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$6K

Payment records

By payment type

Honoraria$2K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$793

Gift$87

Top paying entities

Honoraria$2K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$793

Gift$87

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kent Higdon'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). 2 inbound referrers · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	54	301
Vandana Abramson Hematology-Oncology · Nashville, TN	12	45

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	42	146
Melinda Sanders Pathology · Nashville, TN	13	38
Ana Grau Surgical Oncology · Nashville, TN	12	40

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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