John Patrick Higinbotham, OD

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

TA1174 Issued in MD

Practice address

1202 E Patrick St Ste 4
Frederick, MD 21701-3167

Phone

(301) 663-8858

Fax

(301) 663-8871

NPI assigned

Dec 20, 2006

Last updated

Feb 20, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MD

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 1992

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Fredericktowne Eye Care John Higinbotham OD PA

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Frederick, MD
  • NPI 1386809945

  Optometrist

  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Linganore Medical Practice, LLC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Frederick, MD
  • NPI 1437753001
  NPD
• Frederick Health Hospital Inc

  dba Frederick Health Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Frederick, MD
  • NPI 1538165527
  NPD (past)

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

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            "city": "FREDERICK",
            "state": "MD",
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            "fax_number": "301-663-8871"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "credential": "OD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-12-20",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-20",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-20",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "152W00000X",
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• Brian David Heyman, D.O.
• Taylor Leigh Hickox
• Valeria Hidalgo Lopez
• Samantha Lynn Higginbothem, OTR/L
• Shannon Lea Higgs, COTAL
• Callie Hildreth, LCSW-C
• Marianne L. Hiles, MSN, RN, APRN-CNS
• Keia Hill, PHARM.D
• Richard Keith Hill, MD
• Robyn Hill

• Optometrist in Frederick, MD
• Providers in Frederick, MD by specialty
• Optometrist in Maryland

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 20, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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