Dr. Peter Higgins

Overview

Dr. Peter Higgins, MD, is a Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) specialist in Vidalia, Georgia. He attended and graduated from Georgetown University Of Medicine in 1991, having over 33 years of diverse experience, especially in Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology). He is affiliated with many hospitals including Central Maine Medical Center, Candler County Hospital, Jeff Davis Hospital, Meadows Regional Medical Center, Memorial Health Univ Med Cen Inc. Dr. Peter Higgins also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Southeast Regional Cardiac And Vascular Institute, Llc. Dr. Peter Higgins accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (912) 535-3500 to request Dr. Peter Higgins the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Peter Higgins

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Internal Medicine / Interventional Cardiology click for detail Interventional Cardiology An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.	013930	Maine

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston, Maine	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Candler County Hospital	Metter, Georgia	Critical Access Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Jeff Davis Hospital	Hazlehurst, Georgia	Critical Access Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Meadows Regional Medical Center	Vidalia, Georgia	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Memorial Health Univ Med Cen Inc	Savannah, Georgia	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Southeast Regional Cardiac And Vascular Institute, Llc	Southeast Regional Cardiac And Vascular Institute, Llc	4

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, October 23, 2015, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Wednesday, August 5, 2015. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Peter Higgins [NPI: 1700866142]Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology), Cardiac Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Disease