Heather Lynn Higgins, FNP-C
NPI 1730736570ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Cleveland, GA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Medlink Georgia Inc, practicing in Cleveland, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $91,696 for 1,395 claims, against $597.38 paid for services in 2024. Corcept Therapeutics was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $109.95 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1730736570 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 16, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | APRN-NP162332 | GA |
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 (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 22 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 31 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $597.38 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,395 · 2,296 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 300 |
| Total drug cost | $91,696 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Medlink Georgia IncColbert, GA · 91 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$109.95 · 6 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$75.63 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Corcept Therapeutics | $40.28 | 2 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $35.80 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $17.54 | 1 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $16.33 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$109.95 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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