Dr. John Daley Higgins , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Chicago, IL
1611 W Harrison St Ste 201
Chicago, IL 606124861
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1611 W Harrison St Ste 201
Chicago, IL 606124861
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $8,025.44 across 25 records.
By nature of payment
- Grant: $5,833.33 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $2,109.14 across 23 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $82.97 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $5,833.33 across 1 record.
- Stryker Corporation: $648.53 across 5 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $579.29 across 8 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Higgins has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Higgins as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
274 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Chicago, IL (997 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
5.8% of these 274 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
34.7% of these 274 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $144.38 in 2021 to $8,025.44 in 2025.
- 2021: $144.38
- 2022: $227.69
- 2023: $688.96
- 2024: $1,453.19
- 2025: $8,025.44
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 25 records totaling $8,025.44.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Grant
Cash or cash equivalent
|
— | General | $5,833.33 |
| ORTHALIGN INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ORTHALIGN PLUS | General | $180.35 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
MAKO | General | $175.00 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
MAKO | General | $169.03 |
| Biocomposites Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Stimulan | General | $145.33 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $142.31 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $141.38 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
HOFFMANN | General | $138.03 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
MAKO | General | $136.09 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $133.06 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ATTUNE | General | $113.14 |
| ORTHALIGN INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ORTHALIGN PLUS | General | $106.95 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Quadra | General | $88.00 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
|
Velys | General | $82.97 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $72.19 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Velys | General | $58.70 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Velys | General | $48.84 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $44.67 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Velys | General | $43.77 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $40.06 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $40.00 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
MAKO | General | $30.38 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $28.00 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $18.77 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NA | General | $15.09 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-07-29NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSORDER AND REFERRING ONLY - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20200804000167
IL
8426473703
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1611 W HARRISON ST STE 201, CHICAGO, IL 606124861 (Tel: 3125036306)
Registered at 1611 W HARRISON ST STE 201, CHICAGO, IL 606124861 (Tel: 3125636306)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 125.076241)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 370 W 9TH AVE RM 155D, COLUMBUS, OH 432101238 (Tel: 6146853054)
Registered at 370 W 9TH AVE RM 155D, COLUMBUS, OH 432101238 (Tel: 6146853054)
Recorded as JOHN HIGGINS, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. William Heller, MD
Mailing Address
1611 W Harrison St Ste 201
Chicago, IL 606124861
Phone: 3125636306