Dr Donald Jerard Higgins, MD in Lake Charles, LA

Dr Donald Jerard Higgins, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated from medical school in 2014 and has 10 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Lake Charles Medical Services Family Practice Associates, Llc and his current practice location is 2750 Aster St, Lake Charles, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (337) 480-8900.

Dr Donald Jerard Higgins is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 306731) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1972923761.

Contact Information

	Dr Donald Jerard Higgins, MD
	2750 Aster St, Lake Charles, LA 70601-8824
	(337) 480-8900
	(337) 480-8901

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Donald Jerard Higgins
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	10 Years
Location	2750 Aster St, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Donald Jerard Higgins graduated from medical school in 2014

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1972923761
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/21/2014
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6002032000
Enrollment ID: I20170918001900

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Donald Jerard Higgins such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1972923761	NPI	-	NPPES
MD.306731	Other	LA	STATE LICENSE
2360981	Medicaid	LA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	306731 (Louisiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Amedisys Home Health	Lake charles, LA	Home health agency
Kindred At Home	Jennings, LA	Home health agency
Home Health Care 2000-lake Charles	Lake charles, LA	Home health agency
Elara Caring	Jennings, LA	Home health agency
Evangeline Home Health Llc	Basile, LA	Home health agency
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital	Lake charles, LA	Hospital
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital	Lake charles, LA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Lake Charles Medical Services Family Practice Associates, Llc	1052481504	17

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Donald Jerard Higgins allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Lake Charles Medical Services Family Practice Associates, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1396926069 PECOS PAC ID: 1052481504 Enrollment ID: O20080610000427

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Donald Jerard Higgins is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Donald Jerard Higgins, MD Po Box 122539 Dept 2539, Dallas, TX 75312-2539 Ph: (337) 494-2921	Dr Donald Jerard Higgins, MD 2750 Aster St, Lake Charles, LA 70601-8824 Ph: (337) 480-8900

Reviews and Comments

Family Medicine Doctors in Lake Charles, LA

Dr. Benjamin Bryce Williams, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 771 E Bayou Pines Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-433-1212 Fax: 337-433-0736
Dr. Michael Kevin Seep, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2750 Aster St, Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-480-8900 Fax: 337-480-8901
Dr. Melissa Lalande Rasberry, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1920 W Sale Rd, Bldg F, Suite 2, Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-474-2856 Fax: 337-480-0645
Micah Leleux, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 217 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy Ste 104, Lake Charles, LA 70611 Phone: 337-480-8989 Fax: 337-480-8988
Kira Racine Groves, DO Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2750 Aster St, Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-480-8900 Fax: 337-480-8901
Dr. Jason P Hagen, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1000 Walters St, Lake Charles, LA 70607 Phone: 337-480-8066 Fax: 337-480-8061
Clint Nickolas Lincoln, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 10071 Gulf Hwy, Lake Charles, LA 70607 Phone: 337-905-2151 Fax: 337-905-2154

Dr Donald Jerard Higgins, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Lake Charles, LA