What is Michele Higerd's specialty?

Michele Higerd (NPI 1487655452) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Hickory, NC.

Where does Michele Higerd practice?

Michele Higerd practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487655452.

How much does Medicare pay Michele Higerd?

Michele Higerd (NPI 1487655452) received approximately $112K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 196 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487655452

Michele HigerdMD

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Internal MedicineHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

316

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

678

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$91K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — above median (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

871

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$201K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Dapagliflozin Propanediol137 claims

Amlodipine Besylate74 claims

Furosemide66 claims

Losartan Potassium56 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate53 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$54

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$50

Education$4

Top paying entities

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

Physician	Patients	Visits
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	92	643
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	73	272
HARVEY, DAVID	60	227
Richard Paul Neurology · Hickory, NC	58	310
BOOLS, JOHN	51	159
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	45	225
Randal Bast General Surgery · Lenoir, NC	40	422
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.	35	422
Adrian Holtzman Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	32	69
Eric Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	29	53
John Battiston Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	26	65
Matthew Dyson Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	25	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	103	624
DLP FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	81	469
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	60	220
Richard Paul Neurology · Hickory, NC	58	286
HARVEY, DAVID	55	209
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	49	166
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.	48	620
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	41	181
Brian Rhodes Diagnostic Radiology · Hickory, NC	40	136
County Of Catawba Office Of Accountant Ambulance Service Provider · Newton, NC	37	100
Randal Bast General Surgery · Lenoir, NC	36	331
HARLAN, STEVE	33	104

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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