Dr. Patrick B. Higdon, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 16
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 25
- Part D claims, 2024
- 399
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $883
- Practice address
- 608 Elizabeth Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363
- Practice phone
- Call (361) 881-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi
Kingsville, Texas
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Dr. Patrick B. Higdon is a hospitalist in Kingsville, Texas
Dr. Higdon practices at Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi in Kingsville, Texas.
Dr. Higdon's NPI, 1003812785, was assigned on June 27, 2005. Dr. Higdon graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1994. Dr. Higdon holds Texas license T8836.
- NPI
- 1003812785NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800085903
- NPI enumeration date
- June 27, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (361) 881-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon practices at Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi in Kingsville, Texas
Dr. Higdon's primary practice is Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi, at 608 Elizabeth Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363 in Kleberg County. The practice phone is (361) 881-3000.
- Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi608 Elizabeth Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363 · Kleberg CountyPhone(361) 881-3000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Higdon's primary practice is Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi in Kingsville, Texas. Dr. Higdon is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline. The medical group on file is WellMed Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higdon to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Patrick B. Higdon's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Higdon practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Patrick B. Higdon is one of 1,491 hospitalists in Texas
Hospitalist is Dr. Higdon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Higdon is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Higdon's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Virginia and Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, TexasPrimary
- Family medicine, Virginia
- Colorado license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, congestive heart failure, diabetic emergency, gastrointestinal bleeding, lower back pain, pneumonia and respiratory infection, sepsis and yeast infection among the conditions Dr. Higdon treats.
Hospitalists near Dr. Higdon
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon billed Medicare for 16 services in 2024
CMS data shows 16 Medicare services from Dr. Higdon across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 25 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $984 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Higdon's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2024
- 2022
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 7232024: 1698%
- Surgery
- 2022: 482024: 0100%
Dr. Higdon compared with the Texas median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Higdon
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 16vs 38796% below
- Medicare patients
- 25vs 17886% below
- Part D claims
- 182vs 842.2 times
Medians across 1,305 hospitalists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Higdon'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
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon treated 25 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higdon in 2024. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higdon's median patient age at 73, with 51% women.
Dr. Higdon's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon wrote 399 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Higdon wrote 399 Medicare Part D claims for 196 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 182 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,976 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 169 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. Higdon's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic370 claims93%
- Brand-name29 claims7%
Dr. Higdon'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 Dr. Higdon's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids16%65 of 399 claims
- Antibiotics25%98 of 399 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: 1692024: 1828%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 11 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
How Dr. Patrick B. Higdon takes part in Medicare
Dr. Higdon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Patrick B. Higdon received $883 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Higdon from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $177.
General payments to Dr. Higdon by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Higdon the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Higdon, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Higdon
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Higdon graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1994.
- Medical school
- Board certified in family medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Higdon is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Humana and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Humana
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- HCSC
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Higdon accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- HMO8
- POS5
- Medicare4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Patrick B. Higdon'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon's NPI number?
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon's NPI number is 1003812785. It was assigned on June 27, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon?
Dr. Patrick B. Higdon is a hospitalist in Kingsville, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Patrick B. Higdon practice?
Dr. Higdon practices at 608 Elizabeth Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363. Dr. Higdon's primary practice is Christus Spohn Hospital - Corpus Christi in Kingsville, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higdon to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Higdon is (361) 881-3000.
What is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon's medical license number?
Dr. Higdon holds Texas license T8836, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Patrick B. Higdon been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Higdon in Texas (2022 to 2026), Virginia (1997 to 2024) and Colorado (2022 to 2023).
Which hospitals is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon affiliated with?
Dr. Higdon is affiliated with CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline. Dmand AI links Dr. Higdon to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon part of?
Dr. Higdon is linked to WellMed Medical Group.
Does Dr. Patrick B. Higdon accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Higdon billed Medicare for 16 services in 2024, and Dr. Higdon accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Patrick B. Higdon see?
CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higdon in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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Is Dr. Patrick B. Higdon board certified?
Yes. Dr. Higdon is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Patrick B. Higdon bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Higdon's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99238).
Where did Dr. Patrick B. Higdon go to medical school?
Dr. Higdon graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Patrick B. Higdon prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Higdon's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Atorvastatin Calcium and Cefuroxime.
Has Dr. Patrick B. Higdon received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $883 in general payments to Dr. Higdon from 17 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Patrick B. Higdon been practicing?
Dr. Higdon graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Patrick B. Higdon accept?
Dr. Higdon is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Humana and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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