Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Higgins
James Randall Higgins, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Encino, CA specializing in cardiovascular disease (cardiology). James trained at University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, graduating in 2001. James is also listed as specializing in internal medicine, interventional cardiology, and cardiovascular disease. Medicare claims data shows James provided 4,341 services to 1,720 patients.
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Education & Training
Areas of Expertise
Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (818) 461-8148
- Email not available
Practice Locations
15503 VENTURA BLVD STE 170
Encino, CA 91436
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Coronary artery spasm
- Heart attack
- Microvascular angina
- Stable angina
- Stable coronary artery disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis
- Pericardial effusion
- Pericarditis
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Heart block
- Long QT syndrome
- Premature atrial contractions
- Premature ventricular contractions
- Slow heart rate (bradycardia)
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular tachycardia
Symptoms and functional disorders
- Fainting and syncope
- Heart palpitations
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Valve and structural heart
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic stenosis
- Atrial septal defect
- Congenital heart disease
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Patent foramen ovale
- Tricuspid regurgitation
Vascular and risk factors
- Aortic aneurysm
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid artery disease
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- High cholesterol and lipid disorders
- Peripheral artery disease
- Resistant hypertension
Procedures & services
Office and noninvasive testing
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
- Ambulatory heart-rhythm monitoring
- Cardiology consultation
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
Advanced imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
4,341 services · 1,720 patients · 18 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
338 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
120 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
63 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
31 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93244 |
29 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Treatment | 93018 |
19 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Treatment | 93016 |
19 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Treatment | 93246 |
13 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Treatment | 93248 |
12 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93242 |
12 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiovascular diseases at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other cardiovascular diseases in Encino 4
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of California, Geffen School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2001 at University of California, Geffen School of Medicine 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Higgins?
Dr. Higgins is a cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Encino, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Higgins's address?
Dr. Higgins is listed at 15503 VENTURA BLVD STE 170, Encino, CA 91436. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Higgins?
The number on file is (818) 461-8148. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Higgins?
Dr. Higgins's National Provider Identifier is 1982781191. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Higgins train?
Dr. Higgins attended University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, graduating in 2001. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Higgins have?
Dr. Higgins has 25 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2001, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Higgins perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Higgins provides treatments such as ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function and routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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