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Kenneth Welby Higgins, D.D.S.

NPI 1043372949ActiveIndividual· Dentist, General Practice· Odessa, TX

Dentist, General Practice (D.D.S.) in Odessa, Texas, licensed in TX, with an NPI issued in December 2006. Part D covered 354 prescriptions written in 2024, 97% of them generic. Zimvie Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $622.87 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1043372949
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialD.D.S.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedDec 15, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 9, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Dentist, General Practice Primary1223G0001X12663TX

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)354 · 354 30-day fills
Patients187
Total drug cost$1,690
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$622.87 · 9 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$1,351 · 15 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimvie Inc.$593.237
Philips North America LLC$29.642

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$350.00 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$272.87 · 7 payments

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