Leigh Eleanore Higgins, PA-C
NPI 1326496340ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Albuquerque, NM
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Rio Grande Dermatology, PC, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $745,523 for 1,377 claims, against $110,687 paid for services in 2024. Incyte Corporation was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,948 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1326496340 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 31, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 5, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 5, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA2016-0052 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 892 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,222 across 41 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $110,687 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,377 · 1,661 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 614 |
| Total drug cost | $745,523 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Rio Grande Dermatology, PCAlbuquerque, NM · 8 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,948 · 120 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$2,169 · 118 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Incyte Corporation | $1,325 | 32 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $405.46 | 27 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $341.56 | 12 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $179.14 | 13 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $158.03 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,864 · 116 payments
- Consulting Fee$1,000 · 1 payment
- Education$83.89 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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