Deborah Ann Higer

  • Mount Shasta, CA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1437245701PAC ID6305930850
Medicare services, 2024
731
Medicare patients, 2024
199
Part D claims, 2024
5,876
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$645
Practice address
725 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067
Practice phone
Call (530) 926-4556
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Primary practice

Shasta Family Care

Rural Health Clinic - Independent · Mount Shasta, California

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Deborah Ann Higer is a family medicine physician in Mount Shasta, California

Deborah Higer practices at Shasta Family Care in Mount Shasta, California.

Deborah Higer's NPI, 1437245701, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Deborah Higer graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1990. Deborah Higer holds California license G42167.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6305930850
NPI enumeration date
October 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(530) 926-4556
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Deborah Ann Higer practices at Shasta Family Care in Mount Shasta, California

Deborah Higer's primary practice is Shasta Family Care, at 725 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067. The practice phone is (530) 926-4556.

  • Shasta Family Care
    725 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067Phone(530) 926-4556

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Deborah Ann Higer is affiliated with 5 sites of care

Deborah Higer's primary practice is Shasta Family Care in Mount Shasta, California. Deborah Higer is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta. Dmand AI also links Deborah Higer to 1 more hospital, 1 hospice and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account. Deborah Higer's employer is on file too: a rural health clinic (rhc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Deborah Ann Higer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Deborah Higer practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Shasta Family CareAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Deborah Ann Higer is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California

Family medicine is Deborah Higer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Deborah Higer is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Deborah Higer's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Arizona, Idaho and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G42167 · 1991 to 2027 · taxonomy 207Q00000X
  • Arizona licenseSince 1996
  • Idaho licenseSince 1996
  • Ohio license2024 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, adjustment disease, alcohol use disorders and alzheimer's disease among the conditions Deborah Higer treats.

Family medicine physicians near Deborah Higer

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15,680family medicine physicians in California
9family medicine physicians in Mount Shasta

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Deborah Ann Higer billed Medicare for 731 services in 2024

CMS data shows 731 Medicare services from Deborah Higer across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 199 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,087 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024731
Medicare patients199
Paid by Medicare$54,087
Procedure codes6

Deborah Higer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5772024: 66014%
Surgery
2023: 612024: 7116%

Deborah Higer compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Deborah Higer
  • California median
Medicare services
731vs 2463.0 times
Medicare patients
199vs 11869% above
Part D claims
5,303vs 8336.4 times

Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Deborah Higer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Deborah Ann Higer treated 199 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79

CMS counts 199 Medicare patients who saw Deborah Higer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 71 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 47% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Deborah Higer's median patient age at 69, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024199
Average age79
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid47%

Deborah Higer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Deborah Higer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13166%
  • Men6834%

Chronic conditions among Deborah Higer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol64%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Mood disorders43%
  5. Depression40%
  6. Atrial fibrillation30%
  7. Ischemic heart disease29%
  8. Alzheimer's and dementia28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Deborah Higer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Deborah Ann Higer wrote 5,876 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Deborah Higer wrote 5,876 Medicare Part D claims for 308 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,303 of them, across 102 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $324,846 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,961 claims across 98 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,876
Drugs named by CMS102
Total drug cost$324,846
Part D patients308

Deborah Higer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,209 claims89%
  • Brand-name630 claims11%
  • Other37 claims1%

Deborah Higer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Deborah Higer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids9%502 of 5,876 claims
  • Antibiotics4%207 of 5,876 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%69 of 5,876 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,9612024: 5,3037%

Drugs named by CMS: 102 in 2024, 98 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Deborah Ann Higer ranks in the 72nd percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare

Deborah Higer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 54 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Deborah Higer, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Deborah Higer ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
72nd percentile54 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Deborah Ann Higer received $645 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Deborah Higer from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $155.

General payments to Deborah Higer by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Deborah Higer the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Deborah Ann Higer graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester

Deborah Higer graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1990.

  1. Medical schoolMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Deborah Ann Higer accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Deborah Higer is in network with 15 carriers, including United Healthcare, Elevance and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Deborah Higer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO6
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO3
  5. POS2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Deborah Ann Higer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Deborah Ann Higer's NPI number?

Deborah Ann Higer's NPI number is 1437245701. It was assigned on October 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Deborah Ann Higer specialize in?

Deborah Ann Higer is a family medicine physician in Mount Shasta, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Deborah Ann Higer practice?

Deborah Higer practices at 725 Pine St, Mount Shasta, CA 96067. Deborah Higer's primary practice is Shasta Family Care in Mount Shasta, California. Dmand AI also links Deborah Higer to 1 hospital, 1 hospice and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Deborah Ann Higer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Deborah Higer is (530) 926-4556.

What is Deborah Ann Higer's medical license number?

Deborah Higer holds California license G42167, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Deborah Ann Higer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Deborah Higer in California (1991 to 2027), Arizona (since 1996), Idaho (since 1996) and Ohio (2024 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Deborah Ann Higer affiliated with?

Deborah Higer is affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta. Dmand AI links Deborah Higer to 1 more hospital.

Does Deborah Ann Higer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Deborah Higer billed Medicare for 731 services in 2024, and Deborah Higer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Deborah Ann Higer see?

CMS counts 199 Medicare patients who saw Deborah Higer in 2024, with an average age of 79.

Is Deborah Ann Higer board certified?

Yes. Deborah Higer is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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What services does Deborah Ann Higer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Deborah Higer's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), nursing facility care (99309) and nursing facility care (99306).

Where did Deborah Ann Higer go to medical school?

Deborah Higer graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1990.

What drugs does Deborah Ann Higer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Deborah Higer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Celecoxib.

Has Deborah Ann Higer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $645 in general payments to Deborah Higer from 17 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Deborah Ann Higer been practicing?

Deborah Higer graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

What insurance does Deborah Ann Higer accept?

Deborah Higer is in network with 15 carriers, including United Healthcare, Elevance and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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