Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins, MD

  • Appleton, WI
  • General surgeon
NPI1225141468
Medicare services, 2023
111
Part D claims, 2023
70
Publications
1
Industry payments
$18,422
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
1201 N Olive Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-3515
Practice phone
Call (561) 655-4334
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Graduate Surgical

Multi-specialty group site · West Palm Beach, Florida

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Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins is a general surgeon in Appleton, Wisconsin

Dr. Higgins practices at Graduate Surgical in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Dr. Higgins' NPI, 1225141468, was assigned on August 15, 2006. Dr. Higgins graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1981. Dr. Higgins' Florida license number on file is ME0044715.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
August 15, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(561) 655-4334
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
72
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins practices in West Palm Beach and Appleton

Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Graduate Surgical, at 1201 N Olive Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-3515. The practice phone is (561) 655-4334. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Higgins' practice address as 1506 S Oneida St, Appleton, WI 54915.

  • Graduate SurgicalPrimary
    1201 N Olive Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-3515Phone(561) 655-4334
  • NPI Registry address
    1506 S Oneida St, Appleton, WI 54915 · Outagamie CountyPhone(561) 655-4334

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Graduate Surgical in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 1 medical group, named with a free account.

Graduate SurgicalMulti-specialty group site · West Palm Beach, FloridaPrimary
1 medical groupName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins' practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Graduate SurgicalAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins is one of 565 general surgeons in Wisconsin

Surgery is Dr. Higgins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Higgins is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Higgins' licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME0044715 · 1984 to 2025 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Pennsylvania license1982 to 2006
  • New Jersey license1983 to 2005

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and prostate surgery among the conditions Dr. Higgins treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Higgins

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Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins billed Medicare for 111 services in 2023

CMS data shows 111 Medicare services from Dr. Higgins across 3 procedure codes in 2023, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $9,835 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2023111
Paid by Medicare$9,835
Procedure codes3

Dr. Higgins' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 1442023: 11123%

Dr. Higgins compared with the Wisconsin median for general surgeons, 2023

  • Dr. Higgins
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
111vs 9912% above
Part D claims
70vs 3789% above

Medians across 557 general surgeons in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Higgins' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins' patients have a median age of 70

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higgins' median patient age at 70, with 33% women.

Dr. Higgins' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women33%
  • Men67%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins wrote 70 Medicare Part D claims in 2023

In 2023, Dr. Higgins wrote 70 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $241 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 72 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202370
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$241

Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 722023: 703%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2023, 2 in 2022.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

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Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Higgins in 2020. Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are Gauri Gaonkar Agarwal, MD and Felicia Meihong Yan, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Higgins

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Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins received $18,422 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Dr. Higgins from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,490.

General payments to Dr. Higgins by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Higgins by kind, 2016 to 2025

$18.4Kin total
  • Education$14,67080%
  • Travel and lodging$2,58114%
  • Food and beverage$1,1716%

Companies that paid Dr. Higgins the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Higgins, most recently Gulfstream FL-Palm Beach in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Higgins

  1. 2014
    • Gulfstream FL-Palm Beach
  2. 2000
    • Top Doctors: Florida
  3. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia

Dr. Higgins graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1981. Dr. Higgins is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolPerelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Higgins is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • Humana
  • United Healthcare
  • Molina
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
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Plan types Dr. Higgins accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO8
  2. Medicare7
  3. PPO6
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins' NPI number?

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins' NPI number is 1225141468. It was assigned on August 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins?

Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins is a general surgeon in Appleton, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins practice?

Dr. Higgins practices at 1201 N Olive Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-3515. Dr. Higgins also practices at 1506 S Oneida St, Appleton, WI 54915. Dr. Higgins' primary practice is Graduate Surgical in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higgins to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Higgins is (561) 655-4334.

What is Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins' medical license number?

Dr. Higgins' Florida license number on file is ME0044715, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Higgins in Florida (1984 to 2025), Pennsylvania (1982 to 2006) and New Jersey (1983 to 2005).

Does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Higgins billed Medicare for 111 services in 2023.

Is Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins board certified?

Yes. Dr. Higgins is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Higgins' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins go to medical school?

Dr. Higgins graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1981.

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What drugs does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Higgins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl-Acetaminophen and Cilostazol.

Has Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $18,422 in general payments to Dr. Higgins from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins been practicing?

Dr. Higgins graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

Does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Higgins.

Who does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins publish with?

Dr. Higgins' most frequent co-authors are Gauri Gaonkar Agarwal, MD (1 shared paper) and Felicia Meihong Yan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Daniel Roland Higgins accept?

Dr. Higgins is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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