Daniel Higgins , PA-C
Physician Assistant β’ Poughkeepsie, NY
45 Reade Pl
Poughkeepsie, NY 126013947
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
45 Reade Pl
Poughkeepsie, NY 126013947
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Boston, MA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc; Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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)
Daniel 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 Daniel 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 Poughkeepsie and New York
107 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, NY (15,558 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Poughkeepsie
4.7% of these 107 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.6% of these 107 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-02-20NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20260129000096
MA
8628309697
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc
45 Reade Pl, Poughkeepsie, NY 126013947
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc
6525 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 125723709
Phone: 8458713760
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc
6511 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 125723709
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pc
6525 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 125723709
Phone: 8458713760
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 021142696
Phone: 6177240287
Secondary Practice Locations
15 Parkman St
Boston, MA 021143117
Phone: 8007114644
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 021142696
Phone: 6177262000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NY 023805)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 45 READE PL, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 126013947 (Tel: 8454548500)
Registered at 45 READE PL, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 126013947
Recorded as DANIEL HIGGINS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Poughkeepsie
- Lindsey Gilhooly, PA
- Megan Blair, PA-C
- Meghan Nielsen, PA-C
- Susan Pinelli, PA-C
- John Craig, PA
- Nicole Demos, PA-C
Mailing Address
45 Reade Pl
Poughkeepsie, NY 126013947