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Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

University of Nevada School of Medicine

1498 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402

Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA specializing in emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Mercy Health System and Mercy Hospital Pittsburg.

Office Locations

1498 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402

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5500 Wichita Vam&roc (452)
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2023

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emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2012 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	804
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	854

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1043
Black	130
Hispanic	66
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	228
Less than 65	433

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	712

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	689
Female	1006

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1398
Black	175
Hispanic	79
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	447
85 and over	318
Less than 65	471

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	643

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	1518
Female	2006

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2928
Black	326
Hispanic	172
Asian	42
Other	26
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	876
From 75 to 84	912
85 and over	700
Less than 65	1036

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2016 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	634
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	663
Black	83
Hispanic	33
Asian	11
Other	11
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	154
Less than 65	270

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	660

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	94
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	155
Less than 65	227

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2018 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	564
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	73
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	130
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	40
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	528

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	75
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	115
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2020 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	491
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	42
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	118
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	589

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	34
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	131
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	418

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	34
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	124
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Tacoma, WA were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

emergency care	627
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	96
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	843
Native American / Alaskan Native	4
Hispanic	48
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	263
85 and over	197
Less than 65	279
65 to 74	279

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mercy Health System

Mercy Hospital Pittsburg

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$13 XARELTO $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13

Biography

Dr. Thomas Higgins is a physician who specializes in emergency medicine. He is affiliated with Mercy Health System and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Higgins graduated from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan for his residency.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Higgins JR., MD in 2022

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

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