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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487655452

Michele HigerdMD

PRACTICEPIEDMONT NEPHROLOGY & HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATES, PASee all providers at this practice →
Internal MedicineHickory, NCI
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PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
871
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$201K
Distinct drugs
29
Brand share
36.1%
Top prescribed drugs
Dapagliflozin Propanediol137 claims
Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
Furosemide66 claims
Losartan Potassium56 claims
Sevelamer Carbonate53 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
316
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
678
Distinct HCPCS
8
Medicare payment
$91K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — above median (cohort median 687).
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$54
Payment records
2
By payment type
Food and Beverage$50
Education$4
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michele Higerd'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). 37 inbound referrers · 55 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Spectra East, Inc.
Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ
92643
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER73272
HARVEY, DAVID60227
Richard Paul
Neurology · Hickory, NC
58310
BOOLS, JOHN51159
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.45225
Randal Bast
General Surgery · Lenoir, NC
40422
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.35422
Adrian Holtzman
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
3269
Eric Johnson
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
2953
John Battiston
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
2665
Matthew Dyson
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
2553
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Spectra East, Inc.
Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ
103624
DLP FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC81469
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC
60220
Richard Paul
Neurology · Hickory, NC
58286
HARVEY, DAVID55209
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER49166
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.48620
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.41181
Brian Rhodes
Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC
40136
County Of Catawba Office Of Accountant
Ambulance Service Provider · Newton, NC
37100
Randal Bast
General Surgery · Lenoir, NC
36331
HARLAN, STEVE33104
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.