Shane M Higgins , PA
Physician Assistant • Nevada, IA
640 S 19th St Ste 100
Nevada, IA 50201
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on December 13, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,202 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 146 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 86 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 75 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 40 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 305. Middle half: 94 to 1,210.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 1,487 in 2020 to 1,202 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
640 S 19th St Ste 100
Nevada, IA 50201
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Nevada, IA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Story County Hospital. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
2,320 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$74,399 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $40.51 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $40.51 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.: $22.64 across 1 record.
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $17.87 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Shane Higgins has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Shane Higgins as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Nevada and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 305. Middle half: 94 to 1,210.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Nevada have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,784. Middle half: $711 to $109,573.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Nevada have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Nevada, IA (1,525 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 19% from 1,487 in 2020 to 1,202 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,487
- 2021: 1,150
- 2022: 1,022
- 2023: 1,152
- 2024: 1,202
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 16% from 2,770 in 2020 to 2,320 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,770
- 2021: 2,280
- 2022: 2,054
- 2023: 2,192
- 2024: 2,320
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 44% from $51,771 in 2020 to $74,399 in 2024.
- 2020: $51,771
- 2021: $32,303
- 2022: $58,783
- 2023: $87,242
- 2024: $74,399
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $21.76 in 2022 to $40.51 in 2025.
- 2022: $21.76
- 2023: $60.48
- 2025: $40.51
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $40.51.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GEMTESA | General | $22.64 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $17.87 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 146 | 8,833 | $1,022.51 | 32 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 86 | 5,692 | $466.61 | 18 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 75 | 4,308 | $813.42 | 18 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 54 | 3,440 | $361.02 | 12 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 50 | 3,642 | $288.60 | 11 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 46 | 2,325 | $324.78 | — |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 42 | 1,320 | $42,141.60 | — |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 39 | 2,646 | $177.43 | — |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 37 | 2,130 | $144.20 | — |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 37 | 2,410 | $519.18 | 12 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 37 | 1,824 | $316.26 | — |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 36 | 2,580 | $373.83 | — |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 35 | 2,344 | $246.65 | — |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 35 | 697 | $925.23 | — |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 31 | 2,477 | $239.04 | — |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 29 | 1,890 | $577.44 | — |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 27 | 1,361 | $492.50 | — |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 25 | 1,830 | $112.47 | — |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 24 | 1,800 | $199.14 | — |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 23 | 1,332 | $295.48 | — |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 21 | 540 | $54.36 | — |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 19 | 1,470 | $514.70 | — |
| Trelegy Ellipta | Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 18 | 540 | $11,744.64 | — |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 17 | 1,050 | $137.33 | — |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 17 | 1,110 | $43.64 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-05-07NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20081002000670
IA
4183792237
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Story County Hospital
640 S 19th St, Nevada, IA 502012902
Phone: 5153822111
Secondary Practice Locations
640 S 19th St
Nevada, IA 502012902
Phone: 5153822111
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
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Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 640 S 19TH ST STE 100, NEVADA, IA 50201 (Tel: 5153825413)
Registered at 640 S 19TH ST STE 100, NEVADA, IA 502012902 (Tel: 5153825413)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 640 S 19TH ST, NEVADA, IA 502012902 (Tel: 5153825413)
Registered at 640 S 19TH ST, NEVADA, IA 502012902 (Tel: (515) 382-5413)
Recorded as SHANE HIGGINS, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 001492)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 504 N 9TH AVE, VINTON, IA 523492254 (Tel: 3194726300)
Registered at 502 N 9TH AVE, VINTON, IA 523492254
Recorded as SHANE HIGGINS, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 001492)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Nevada
Mailing Address
640 S 19th St Ste 100
Nevada, IA 502012902
Phone: 5153825413