Thomas Higgins Jr, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Wichita, KS

  1. Home
  2. Emergency Medicine
  3. KS
  4. Wichita
Thomas Higgins Jr, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Wichita, Kansas. He went to University Of Nevada School Of Medicine and graduated in 1995 and has 31 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine Of Kansas Llc, Cep America - Kansas Llc and his current practice location is 550 N Hillside St, Wichita, Kansas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (316) 962-2000.

Thomas Higgins Jr is licensed to practice in Kansas (license number 0432725) 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 1487755088.

Contact Information

Thomas Higgins Jr, MD
550 N Hillside St,
Wichita, KS 67214-4910
(316) 962-2000
(303) 306-7753

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameThomas Higgins Jr
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Experience31 Years
Location550 N Hillside St, Wichita, Kansas
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. 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 Higgins Jr attended and graduated from University Of Nevada School Of Medicine in 1995
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1487755088
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/26/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/17/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0749256212
  • Enrollment ID: I20080430000034

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Thomas Higgins Jr such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1487755088NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 9369 (Nevada)Secondary
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 0432725 (Kansas)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, IncPittsburg, KSHospital
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc.Wichita, KSHospital
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita, KSHospital
Jefferson Community Health & LifeFairbury, NEHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine Of Kansas Llc680014167217
Cep America - Kansas Llc397181428659

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 Higgins Jr allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameCep America - Kansas LLC
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1659768125
PECOS PAC ID: 3971814286
Enrollment ID: O20150612000623
Entity NameSound Physicians Emergency Medicine of Kansas LLC
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1831689934
PECOS PAC ID: 6800141672
Enrollment ID: O20180619001843

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 Higgins Jr 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 AddressPractice Location Address
Thomas Higgins Jr, MD
Po Box 5607,
Denver, CO 80217-5607

Ph: (303) 306-7783		Thomas Higgins Jr, MD
550 N Hillside St,
Wichita, KS 67214-4910

Ph: (316) 962-2000

Reviews and Comments


Emergency Medicine Doctors in Wichita, KS

David A Tucker, DO
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3600 E Harry St, Wichita, KS 67218
Phone: 316-268-5775    Fax: 316-291-7496
Dr. Jeffrey K Bell, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 929 N Saint Francis St, Emergency Department Via Christi Hospital, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: 316-268-5775    Fax: 316-291-7496
Curt D Meinecke, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 929 N Saint Francis St, Emergency Department, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: 316-268-5775    Fax: 316-291-7496
Brian S. Katan, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3600 E Harry St, Wichita, KS 67218
Phone: 316-268-5775    Fax: 316-291-7496
Meaghan Bethea, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1010 N Kansas St, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: 316-293-2665    
Paul Sovell, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 550 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: 316-962-2239    
Kamlesh Mahesh Bhojwani, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone: 316-293-2665    

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.