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Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

6703 W Rio Grande Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336

(509) 460-5588

Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD is an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

6703 W Rio Grande Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336

(509) 460-5588

(509) 783-5438

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	196
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	61
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	784
excision	26
hip imaging	59
injections	196
joint surgery	124
lower extremity surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	62
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	83
musculoskeletal imaging	341
reconstructive surgery	62
spinal procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	62
X-rays	270

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	199
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	20
doctor visit	650
excision	14
hip imaging	40
injections	199
joint surgery	49
lower extremity surgery	35
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
musculoskeletal imaging	298
reconstructive surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	230

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	212

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	27
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	213
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	52
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	750
excision	13
hip imaging	43
injections	213
joint surgery	77
lower extremity surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	45
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	91
musculoskeletal imaging	339
nerve procedures	20
reconstructive surgery	52
spinal procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	260

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	19
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	215
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	48
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	711
excision	13
hip imaging	40
injections	215
joint surgery	74
lower extremity surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	52
musculoskeletal imaging	269
reconstructive surgery	48
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	217

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	48
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	199
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	61
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	771
excision	21
hip imaging	32
injections	199
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	74
minimally invasive procedures	68
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	64
musculoskeletal imaging	302
reconstructive surgery	62
synovectomy	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	253

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	69
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	867
excision	28
hip imaging	21
injections	212
joint surgery	141
lower extremity surgery	71
minimally invasive procedures	86
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	63
musculoskeletal imaging	306
nerve procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	71
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	101
X-rays	243

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	26
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	17
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	602
excision	18
hip imaging	17
injections	155
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	125
nerve procedures	30
reconstructive surgery	31
tendon surgery	39
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	120
X-rays	76

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	32
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kennewick, WA were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	194
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	46
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	733
excision	19
hip imaging	36
injections	198
joint surgery	94
lower extremity surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
musculoskeletal imaging	282
nerve procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	51
spinal procedures	12
synovectomy	12
tendon surgery	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	221

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	349
Hispanic	14
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	108
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD From 2012 - 2018

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.67 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Kennewick, WA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Owen M. Higgs, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$538 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $479	trauma navigation system $59
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$71 Osteoarthritis of the knee $71
Pfizer Inc.	$64 CELEBREX $45	ELIQUIS $19
Mallinckrodt LLC	$61 XARTEMIS XR $61
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$29 EUFLEXXA $29

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$763

Biography

Dr. Owen Higgs specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Kennewick, WA. Dr. Higgs has obtained a license to practice in Washington.