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Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

6 Glen Cove Drive
Rockport, ME 04856

(843) 706-9955

Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD is a nephrologist in Augusta, ME specializing in adult nephrology and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1 Va Center Togus Vam&roc (402)
Augusta, ME 04330

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6 Glen Cove Drive
Rockport, ME 04856

(843) 706-9955

(843) 706-9956

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	181
dialysis	42
doctor visit	323
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
lab tests	1025
preventive care	105

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
doctor visit	523
hospital care	252
inpatient care	252
lab tests	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	31
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	53
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2014 were blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	79
doctor visit	224
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	17
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	60
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	57
doctor visit	303
hospital care	406
inpatient care	406
lab tests	55

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	838
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	144
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	122
doctor visit	296
hospital care	314
inpatient care	301
lab tests	144
outpatient care	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	49
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	59
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	78
doctor visit	114
hospital care	265
inpatient care	247
lab tests	53
outpatient care	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	51
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	474
inpatient care	405
outpatient care	69

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	156

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	75
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	217

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	39
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	52
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	179
inpatient care	179

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	29
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	40
Dementia	44
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	126
inpatient care	126

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	28
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated as a nephrologist in Augusta, ME were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	17
blood draw	130
dialysis	74
doctor visit	285
hospital care	249
inpatient care	238
lab tests	259
outpatient care	33
preventive care	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	186
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	83
85 and over	46
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Education & Training

She has a state license in Maine.

Licensed In: Maine

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$17 ACTHAR $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17

Biography

Dr. Barbara Oberg practices hospital medicine (hospitalist) and adult nephrology in Rockport, ME and Augusta, ME. Dr. Oberg is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2019

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara Oberg-Higgins, MD From 2012 - 2022

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