David Higgins in Olney, Maryland

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
SPORTS MEDICINE

Medical School: Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1984
The Primary Medical Specialty for David Higgins is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 41
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0446249866
NPI #: 1982648713
NPI Created On: 06/15/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/24/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
D42000
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
2. Incision of should joint capsule using an endoscope
3. Repair of shoulder socket cartilage using an endoscope
4. Extensive removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope
5. Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope
6. Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope
7. Release of shoulder biceps tendon using an endoscope
8. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
9. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view
10. X-ray of knee, 3 views
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).