James B Higgs, MD in Boston, MA - Medicare Infectious Disease

James B Higgs, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease" physician in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from medical school in 2013 and has 11 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Infectious Disease. He is a member of the group practice Affinity Physicians Llc. and his current practice location is 800 Washington St, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (617) 636-8877.

James B Higgs is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 1457783383) 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 1457783383.

Contact Information

	James B Higgs, MD
	800 Washington St, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111
	(617) 636-8877
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	James B Higgs
Gender	Male
Speciality	Infectious Disease
Experience	11 Years
Location	800 Washington St, Boston, Massachusetts
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:

James B Higgs graduated from medical school in 2013

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1457783383
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/02/2013
Last Update Date: 03/12/2020

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 7810122355
Enrollment ID: I20190730002306

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for James B Higgs such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1457783383	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	MD16759 (Rhode Island)	Secondary
207RI0200X	Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease	MD16759 (Rhode Island)	Secondary
207RI0200X	Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease	1457783383 (Massachusetts)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Kent County Memorial Hospital	Warwick, RI	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Affinity Physicians Llc.	0244413391	616

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. James B Higgs allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Affinity Physicians Llc.
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1184944662 PECOS PAC ID: 0244413391 Enrollment ID: O20110326000053

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. James B Higgs 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
James B Higgs, MD 800 Washington St, Tufts Medical, Dept Infectious Disease, Boston, MA 02111-617 Ph: (617) 636-5000	James B Higgs, MD 800 Washington St, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111 Ph: (617) 636-8877

Reviews and Comments

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James B Higgs, MD - Medicare Infectious Disease in Boston, MA