Individual provider Active NPI

Thomas F Higgins, MD

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Salt Lake City, UT
National Provider Identifier
1376598615
Registry record updated Nov 3, 2021
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X
License
4788500-1205 Issued in UT
Practice address
590 S Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1200
Phone
(801) 587-7109
NPI assigned
May 24, 2006
Last updated
Nov 3, 2021By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 3, 2021

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X 4788500-1205 UT
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X 4788500-1205 UT Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

590 S Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1200

Mailing address

PO Box 413067
Salt Lake City, UT 84141-3067
Phone (801) 581-3998

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address thiggins49544@direct.med.utah.edu Direct UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in UT
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20041102000977 UT Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 8820050792 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 1994
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
University of Utah Adult ServicesGroup PAC ID 0941525273, 1,758 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132-0001
Phone (801) 581-2121

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132-0100
Phone (801) 213-2995

590 S Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1200
Phone (801) 587-7109

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
89.77 of 100Reported as group
Quality
91.47
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
74.42

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
4788500-1205UTMDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University of Utah Adult Services Current Accepting new patients
University of Utah Pediatric Services CurrentSince Mar 15, 2019 Accepting new patients
University of Utah Adult Services CurrentSince Feb 1, 2015 Accepting new patients
University of Utah Pediatric Services Current Accepting new patients
University of Utah Adult Services CurrentSince Feb 1, 2015 Accepting new patients
University of Utah Pediatric Services CurrentSince Mar 15, 2019 Accepting new patients
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons Past Accepting new patients

Locations

100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
Slc, UT 84113
Phone (801) 587-7109

100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
#4550
Slc, UT 84113
Phone (801) 662-5600

50 N Medical Dr
Slc, UT 84132
Phone (801) 581-2292

590 S Wakara Way
Slc, UT 84108
Phone (801) 587-7005

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: thiggins49544@direct.med.utah.edu

Organizations & group practices 7

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

Hospital & facility affiliations 3

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        },
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-24",
        "last_updated": "2021-11-03",
        "certification_date": "2021-11-03",
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        },
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
            "contentOtherDescription": "CDA/CCD/TXT",
            "address_1": "50 N Medical Dr",
            "city": "Salt Lake City",
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        }
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}

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