J Clin Aesthet Dermatol
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins, DO
NPI1255542825PAC ID8123164753
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,929
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 671
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,620
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 213-1111
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Heather Joy Higgins is a dermatologist in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Higgins practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Higgins' NPI, 1255542825, was assigned on May 25, 2007. Dr. Higgins graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. Dr. Higgins holds Michigan license 5101016004.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1255542825NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8123164753
- NPI enumeration date
- May 25, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 213-1111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Mission Hospital, at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 in Buncombe County. The practice phone is (828) 213-1111.
- Mission Hospital509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 213-1111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is Asheville Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Heather Joy Higgins' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Higgins practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mission Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Heather Joy Higgins is one of 434 dermatologists in North Carolina
Dermatology is Dr. Higgins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Higgins is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, MichiganPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Higgins
Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins billed Medicare for 4,929 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,929 Medicare services from Dr. Higgins across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 671 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $159,400 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20244,929
Medicare patients671
Paid by Medicare$159,400
Procedure codes18
Dr. Higgins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 2,8322024: 3,24815%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1482024: 1,2579%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3622024: 3908%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 232024: 3448%
Dr. Higgins compared with the North Carolina median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Higgins
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 4,929vs 2,1942.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 671vs 52628% above
- Part D claims
- 1,481vs 5372.8 times
Medians across 445 dermatologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Higgins' 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
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins treated 671 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 671 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 381 patients. 69% of them have high cholesterol, and 58% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higgins' median patient age at 66, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 2024671
Average age73
Average risk score0.89
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women43064%
- Men24136%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Higgins' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol69%
- High blood pressure58%
- Arthritis42%
- Mood disorders24%
- Anxiety22%
- Depression20%
- Osteoporosis18%
- Diabetes17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Higgins' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins wrote 1,620 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Higgins wrote 1,620 Medicare Part D claims for 520 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,481 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $298,219 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,034 claims across 23 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,620
Drugs named by CMS26
Total drug cost$298,219
Part D patients520
Dr. Higgins' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,495 claims92%
- Brand-name125 claims8%
Dr. Higgins' 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 Dr. Higgins' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics13%210 of 1,620 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: 1,0342024: 1,48143%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 23 in 2023.
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
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Higgins for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,662 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Higgins, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Higgins ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 97th percentile1,662 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 91st percentile311 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 71st percentile16 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 64th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Heather Joy Higgins has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Higgins. Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are Jean Marie Holland, MD and Melissa Ann Voutsalath, DO.
Papers1
Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Higgins
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins received $2,598 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 153 general payments to Dr. Higgins from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. paid the most, $738.
General payments to Dr. Higgins by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Higgins by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.6Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,41993%
- Education$1797%
Companies that paid Dr. Higgins the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Higgins graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Heather Joy Higgins's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins' NPI number?
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins' NPI number is 1255542825. It was assigned on May 25, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins?
Dr. Heather Joy Higgins is a dermatologist in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins practice?
Dr. Higgins practices at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Higgins is (828) 213-1111.
What is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins' medical license number?
Dr. Higgins holds Michigan license 5101016004.
Which hospitals is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins affiliated with?
Dr. Higgins practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
What medical group is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins part of?
Dr. Higgins is linked to Asheville Dermatology.
Does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Higgins billed Medicare for 4,929 services in 2024, and Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Heather Joy Higgins' MIPS score?
Dr. Higgins' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins see?
CMS counts 671 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Higgins' most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).
Where did Dr. Heather Joy Higgins go to medical school?
Dr. Higgins graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Triamcinolone Acetonide, Tretinoin and Hydrocortisone.
Has Dr. Heather Joy Higgins received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,598 in general payments to Dr. Higgins from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
How long has Dr. Heather Joy Higgins been practicing?
Dr. Higgins graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Higgins.
Who does Dr. Heather Joy Higgins publish with?
Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are Jean Marie Holland, MD (1 shared paper) and Melissa Ann Voutsalath, DO (1 shared paper).
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