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Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Professional interests include: thrombosis (blood clots), hemostasis, hemoglobinopathy

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 643-0800

Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD is a clinical pathologist in Boston, MA specializing in clinical pathology. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

Address:

75 Francis Street Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Pathology
Boston, MA 02115

lab tests	98

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	29
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	67
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

lab tests	80

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	355
Black	21
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	58
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	22
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	27
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	29
Cancer	19

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Boston, MA were lab tests.

lab tests	89

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD.

**Gender**
Female	110
Male	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	184
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	20
75 to 84	58
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	88

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD From 2013 - 2020

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	12
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He is certified by the Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Board Certification: Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cepheid	$8,290 GeneXpert $8,290
Abbott Laboratories	$4,790 CELL-DYN 3200 system $4,782	$8
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$3,522 Non-Product Specific $3,522
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$2,472 $2,472
Instrumentation Laboratory Company	$1,800 $1,800
Other	$1,583 TECENTRIQ $56	DXH 900 $26	$1,500

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$14,062
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,568
Travel and Lodging	$1,438
Food and Beverage	$389

Research Payments

Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD has received 37 research payments totaling $572,755.

Biography

Dr. John Higgins is a specialist in clinical pathology. He works in Boston, MA. He is especially interested in hemoglobinopathy, hemostasis, and thrombosis (blood clots). Dr. Higgins is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He studied medicine at Harvard Medical School. He usually is in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Matthew Higgins, MD From 2013 - 2020

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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