Thomas L Higgins, MD in Springfield, MA

Thomas L Higgins, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine" physician in Springfield, Massachusetts. He went to Boston University School Of Medicine and graduated in 1978 and has 46 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hospitalist. He is a member of the group practice Baystate Medical Practices Inc and his current practice location is 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, Massachusetts. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (413) 794-5439.

Thomas L Higgins is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 50590) 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 1689788499.

Contact Information

	Thomas L Higgins, MD
	759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199-1001
	(413) 794-5439
	(413) 794-5389

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Thomas L Higgins
Gender	Male
Speciality	Hospitalist
Experience	46 Years
Location	759 Chestnut St, Springfield, 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:

Thomas L Higgins attended and graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1978

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1689788499
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/18/2006
Last Update Date: 01/09/2020

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0244287274
Enrollment ID: I20050401000618

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Thomas L Higgins such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1689788499	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0200X	Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine	50590 (Massachusetts)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield, MA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Baystate Medical Practices Inc	5991602971	1008

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. Thomas L Higgins allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Baystate Medical Practices Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1548205909 PECOS PAC ID: 5991602971 Enrollment ID: O20040225000080

Entity Name	Adfinitas Health At The Mercy Hospital Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1669036737 PECOS PAC ID: 9032442298 Enrollment ID: O20190604000980

Entity Name	Adfinitas Health Palliative Services, Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1336879279 PECOS PAC ID: 1355743584 Enrollment ID: O20230210000461

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. Thomas L 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
Thomas L Higgins, MD 280 Chestnut St, 2nd Floor, Springfield, MA 01199-1000 Ph: (413) 794-5700	Thomas L Higgins, MD 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199-1001 Ph: (413) 794-5439

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Sai R. Vadhula, MD, PHD Critical Care Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 759 Chestnut St Ste C3350, Springfield, MA 01107 Phone: 413-794-6297 Fax: 413-794-1767
Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, M.D. Critical Care Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 780 Chestnut St, Suite 20, Springfield, MA 01107 Phone: 413-781-2200 Fax: 413-781-2202
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Thomas L Higgins, MD - Medicare Hospitalist in Springfield, MA