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Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

3341 Beale Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601

(814) 944-5357

Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD is an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1400 Blackhorse Hill Road Coatesville Vamc (542)
Coatesville, PA 19320

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3341 Beale Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601

(814) 944-5357

(814) 946-8017

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2012 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, nosebleed treatment and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	215
doctor visit	513
ear procedures	215
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
nosebleed treatment	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2013 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, nosebleed treatment and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	192
doctor visit	512
ear procedures	192
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
nosebleed treatment	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	64
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2014 were nosebleed treatment, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	467
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	25
nose surgery	14
nosebleed treatment	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	189

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	55
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and nosebleed treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	473
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
nosebleed treatment	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	104
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and nosebleed treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	439
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	20
nosebleed treatment	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	171

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	34
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and nosebleed treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	485
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
nosebleed treatment	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	55
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2018 were nosebleed treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	400
nosebleed treatment	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	169

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	48
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, nosebleed treatment and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	448
ear procedures	15
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19
nosebleed treatment	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	35
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Coatesville, PA were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

diagnostic procedures	203
doctor visit	427
ear procedures	140
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	21
nose surgery	14
nosebleed treatment	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	177
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	45
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	120

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Earl Higgins, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Earl 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. David Earl Higgins, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$504 Patanase $412	Pazeo $53	Pataday $29	Ciprodex $11
Acclarent, Inc	$165 Rhinology $136	ACCLARENT SE Inflation Device $29
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$154 Propel $154
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$107 EpiPen $107
Optinose US, Inc.	$78 Xhance $78
Other	$375 DUPIXENT $91	HARMONIC Product Family $40	Caldolor $34	NATPARA $34	Coblation - Turbinate Wands $28	Other $147

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,384

Biography

Dr. David Higgins' specialty is otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Areas of expertise for Dr. Higgins include ear problems. He is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.