James Vern Higgins, MD

Primary specialty

Pediatric Gastroenterology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2080P0206X

License

H6287 Issued in TX

Practice address

4102 24TH St Ste 401
Lubbock, TX 79410-1804

Phone

(806) 725-5830

Fax

(806) 796-6131

NPI assigned

Apr 18, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pediatric MedicineAlso: Gastroenterology

Education

Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, 1988

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Cook Childrens Physician NetworkGroup PAC ID 7719884584, 307 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Cook Children'S Physician Network

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • NPI 1750369203
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cook Children'S Physician Network

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • NPI 1083472062
  NPD
• Cook Children'S Physician Network

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • NPI 1669442042
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 733784",
            "city": "DALLAS",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "753733784",
            "telephone_number": "682-885-6483",
            "fax_number": "682-885-3113"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "4102 24TH ST STE 401",
            "city": "LUBBOCK",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "794101804",
            "telephone_number": "806-725-5830",
            "fax_number": "806-796-6131"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "HIGGINS",
        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "middle_name": "VERN",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-04-18",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-08",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-08",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "2080P0206X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "H6287",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Lynn Hicks, LPC-A
• Rodney W Hicks, FNP
• Christopher Michael Hidalgo
• Jesus Enrique Hidalgo, M.D.
• Lee Higginbotham
• High Plains Radiation Oncology, LLC
• Higher Expectations, LLC
• Highland Bariatric Clinic
• Highway 351 PC
• Ryan T Higley, DDS

• Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician in Lubbock, TX
• Providers in Lubbock, TX by specialty
• Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 8, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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