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Dr. William L. Higgins, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology

3001 S Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225

(410) 350-3300

Dr. William L. Higgins, MD is a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD specializing in nuclear radiology, diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology.

Office Locations

3001 S Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	714
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	611
breast procedures	358
cardiac procedures	319
CT scan	1146
diagnostic imaging	128
hip imaging	223
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	174
musculoskeletal imaging	719
neck imaging	40
nuclear scan	379
pelvic imaging	418
preventive care	190
spinal procedures	482
stress testing	319
thoracic (chest) imaging	2786
ultrasound (sonogram)	1044
vascular procedures	736
women's imaging	379
X-rays	4251

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	685
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	609
breast procedures	306
cardiac procedures	306
CT scan	1055
diagnostic imaging	91
hip imaging	244
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	176
musculoskeletal imaging	662
neck imaging	15
nuclear scan	345
pelvic imaging	418
preventive care	187
spinal procedures	460
stress testing	306
thoracic (chest) imaging	2585
ultrasound (sonogram)	829
vascular procedures	578
women's imaging	332
X-rays	4001

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1078
Female	1875

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2027
Black	826
Hispanic	41
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	947
From 75 to 84	750
85 and over	375
Less than 65	881

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	583
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	602
breast procedures	332
cardiac procedures	237
CT scan	998
diagnostic imaging	95
hip imaging	163
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	164
musculoskeletal imaging	515
neck imaging	29
nuclear scan	274
pelvic imaging	399
preventive care	197
spinal procedures	387
stress testing	237
thoracic (chest) imaging	2214
ultrasound (sonogram)	732
vascular procedures	471
women's imaging	360
X-rays	3376

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	985
Female	1799

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1840
Black	854
Hispanic	24
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	921
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	367
Less than 65	849

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	657
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	668
breast procedures	364
cardiac procedures	206
CT scan	1141
diagnostic imaging	115
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hip imaging	117
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	123
musculoskeletal imaging	342
neck imaging	18
nuclear scan	244
pelvic imaging	421
preventive care	155
spinal procedures	198
stress testing	206
thoracic (chest) imaging	2170
ultrasound (sonogram)	884
vascular procedures	557
women's imaging	397
X-rays	2939

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1914
Female	3422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3562
Black	1610
Hispanic	76
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1776
From 75 to 84	1248
85 and over	684
Less than 65	1628

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	558
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	541
breast procedures	485
cardiac procedures	166
CT scan	912
diagnostic imaging	93
eye procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	148
musculoskeletal imaging	261
neck imaging	41
nuclear scan	183
pelvic imaging	271
preventive care	326
spinal procedures	277
stress testing	166
thoracic (chest) imaging	2487
ultrasound (sonogram)	839
vascular procedures	583
women's imaging	501
X-rays	3374

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1055
Female	1679

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1796
Black	837
Hispanic	39
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	888
From 75 to 84	689
85 and over	358
Less than 65	799

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	45
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	457
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	401
breast procedures	321
cardiac procedures	143
CT scan	631
diagnostic imaging	76
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	126
musculoskeletal imaging	161
nuclear scan	143
pelvic imaging	235
preventive care	189
spinal procedures	209
stress testing	143
thoracic (chest) imaging	2302
ultrasound (sonogram)	527
vascular procedures	319
women's imaging	334
X-rays	2937

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	892
Female	1476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1509
Black	774
Hispanic	30
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	812
From 75 to 84	580
85 and over	302
Less than 65	674

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2018 were CT scan, X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	356
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	442
breast procedures	245
cardiac procedures	110
CT scan	680
diagnostic imaging	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	133
musculoskeletal imaging	181
neck imaging	17
nuclear scan	121
pelvic imaging	271
preventive care	144
spinal procedures	195
stress testing	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	477
vascular procedures	287
women's imaging	261
X-rays	643

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1022
Female	1715

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1692
Black	950
Hispanic	34
Asian	35
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	911
From 75 to 84	675
85 and over	442
Less than 65	709

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2019 were CT scan, X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	197
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	222
breast procedures	141
cardiac procedures	87
CT scan	370
diagnostic imaging	36
gastrointestinal procedures	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	48
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nuclear scan	87
pelvic imaging	135
preventive care	75
spinal procedures	66
stress testing	87
thoracic (chest) imaging	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	249
vascular procedures	159
women's imaging	141
X-rays	351

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	601
Female	1015

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	932
Black	612
Hispanic	31
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	258
Less than 65	402

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2020 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	56
CT scan	99
gastrointestinal procedures	12
pelvic imaging	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	60
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	50
Dementia	34
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2021 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	150
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	164
CT scan	312
gastrointestinal procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	19
pelvic imaging	95
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	139
vascular procedures	69
X-rays	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	700

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	787
Black	350
Hispanic	17
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	184
Less than 65	279

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	33
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2022 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	81
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	79
CT scan	189
musculoskeletal imaging	22
pelvic imaging	67
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	52

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	103
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD during 2023 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	40
CT scan	106
pelvic imaging	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	30

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	40
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	49
Dementia	28
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William L. Higgins, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Baltimore, MD were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	375
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	369
breast procedures	319
cardiac procedures	196
CT scan	636
diagnostic imaging	86
eye procedures	28
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hip imaging	186
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	123
musculoskeletal imaging	295
neck imaging	26
nuclear scan	222
pelvic imaging	232
preventive care	182
spinal procedures	230
stress testing	196
thoracic (chest) imaging	1247
ultrasound (sonogram)	525
vascular procedures	344
women's imaging	338
X-rays	2001

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Female	1209
Male	721

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	596
Asian / Pacific Islander	24
Non-Hispanic White	1260
Hispanic	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	264
75 to 84	480
Less than 65	546
65 to 74	638

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William L. Higgins, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	13
Dementia	23

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maryland.

Licensed In: Maryland

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$42 Vascular $42
Boston Scientific Corporation	$17 PAIN MANAGEMENT $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$58

Biography

Dr. William Higgins sees patients in Baltimore, MD. His medical specialties are neuroradiology, nuclear radiology, and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Higgins has obtained a license to practice in Maryland.