Dr. Matthew Joseph Higgins, DO

Dr. Higgins practices at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

Dr. Higgins' NPI, 1841386869, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Higgins graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000. Dr. Higgins holds Florida license OS18085.

Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, at 1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 in Leon County. The practice phone is (850) 431-1155.

Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Dr. Higgins is also affiliated with UF Health Shands Hospital. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 3 more hospitals and 10 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Anesthesiology is Dr. Higgins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Higgins is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Higgins' licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

CMS data shows 65 Medicare services from Dr. Higgins across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 158 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,750 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higgins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 74 patients. 68% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higgins' median patient age at 67, with 53% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Higgins for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Higgins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 43 papers to Dr. Higgins, published from 2006 to 2019. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Sewage, Waste Disposal, Fluid and Anaerobiosis. Dr. Higgins has published most often in Water Environ Res. Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are Ahmed Khalid Al-Omari, MD, Donald Charles Hendrickson, MD and Daniel J. Driscoll, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Higgins from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $269.

Dr. Higgins graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.

Dr. Higgins is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Cigna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.