Matthew Higgs, M.D. is a sports medicine family medicine in Houston, TX with 16 years of experience. The provider is a family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation. Matthew Higgs, M.D. NPI is 1588828800. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2008
The provider's business location address is:
1045 GEMINI ST
SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77058-705
Phone: (281) 335-1111
The NPI 1588828800 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.
The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.
- Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg (HCPCS:J3301)
- Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance (HCPCS:20611)
- Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97112)
- Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97110)
- X-ray of knee, 4 or more views (HCPCS:73564)
- X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views (HCPCS:73030)
- Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes (HCPCS:97140)
- X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views (HCPCS:73502)
- Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule (HCPCS:20610)
- Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (HCPCS:97161)
- Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention (HCPCS:96372)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/16/2008 and was last updated on 12/28/2020.