Individual provider Active NPI

Dominique Mario Omar Higgins, MD

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • New York, NY
National Provider Identifier
1518344373
Registry record updated Aug 19, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X
License
2022-02706 Issued in NC
Practice address
525 E 68TH St # 99
New York, NY 10065-4870
Phone
(646) 962-3539
NPI assigned
Apr 30, 2015
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 19, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X 2022-02706 NC Primary
Neurological Surgery PhysicianGroup: 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP 207T00000X ME150032 FL

Addresses

Primary practice location

525 E 68TH St # 99
New York, NY 10065-4870

Mailing address

525 E 68TH St # 99
New York, NY 10065-4870
Phone (646) 962-3539

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address dhiggins878899@direct.UNC.nchie.net Direct

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NC
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
I20221031001350 NC Practitioner - Neurosurgery 9830437482 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Neurosurgery
Education
Mayo Medical School, 2015
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Firsthealth of the Carolinas IncGroup PAC ID 8820909377, 138 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1350 Raleigh Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517-4412
Phone (984) 974-6800

3716 Morganton Rd
Suite 1
Fayetteville, NC 28303-4963
Phone (910) 715-8700

Hospital & facility affiliations

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)1-10

National Provider Directory

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

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Firsthealth of the Carolinas Inc Multi-Specialty CurrentSince Apr 30, 2024 Accepting new patients
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Multi-Specialty CurrentSince Oct 7, 2022 Accepting new patients
Firsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc. Multi-Specialty Current Accepting new patients
Firsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc Dba Firsthealth Weight Management Clinic Multi-Specialty CurrentSince Apr 30, 2024 Accepting new patients
Park Ophthalmology Multi-Specialty Past Accepting new patients

Locations

102 Mason Farm Rd
Fl 3
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone (984) 974-8875

1350 Raleigh Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone (984) 974-4110

101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone (984) 974-1485

3716 Morganton Rd
Ste 1
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Phone (910) 715-8700

46 Memorial Dr
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Phone (910) 295-6782

10 Aviemore Dr
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Phone (910) 215-5555

Networks

  • Optimum HealthCare HMO Network
  • Freedom Health HMO Network

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: dhiggins119017@firsthealth.direct-ci.net
  • FHIR API: https://epicrp.firsthealth.org/FHIR-PRD/FHMYCHART/api/FHIR/R4

Organizations & group practices 5

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

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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