Colleen Karson Higdon, WHNP-BC
NPI 1649931734ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health· Sanford, NC
Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health (WHNP-BC) with Dlp Central Carolina Medical Group LLC, practicing in Sanford, North Carolina. Part D covered 66 prescriptions written in 2024, 77% of them generic. Biogen, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $255.30 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Central Carolina Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1649931734 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | WHNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 4, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Primary | 363LW0102X | HIGD-NIYUF | NC |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (NC) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 66 · 115 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 25 |
| Total drug cost | $4,365 |
| Generic share | 77% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Dlp Central Carolina Medical Group LLCSanford, NC · 37 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$255.30 · 12 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$353.73 · 15 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen, Inc. | $83.06 | 3 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $70.28 | 4 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | $48.37 | 2 |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $36.80 | 2 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | $16.79 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$255.30 · 12 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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