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Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD

(Raphael John Higginbotham, MD)

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Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2001)

301 Alcide Dominique Drive
Lafayette, LA 70506

(337) 234-7123

Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD is a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health, KIDNEY TREATMENT OPTIONS CENTER OF LAFAYETTE, LLC and AZAR AND LAHOOD ENTERPRISES LLC.

Office Locations

301 Alcide Dominique Drive
Lafayette, LA 70506

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

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hemodialysis

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hemodialysis, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	47
doctor visit	650
hospital care	681
inpatient care	681

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	37
doctor visit	682
hospital care	749
inpatient care	749

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	290
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	84
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	68
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	45
doctor visit	730
hospital care	725
inpatient care	725

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	312
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	98
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	34
doctor visit	809
hospital care	560
inpatient care	560

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	804
Female	772

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	568
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	174
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	62
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	53
doctor visit	815
hospital care	725
inpatient care	725

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	297
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	90
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	63
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	60
doctor visit	1123
hospital care	881
inpatient care	881
lab tests	68

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	297
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	115
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	56
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	97
doctor visit	913
hospital care	934
inpatient care	934

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	267
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	93
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	61
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
breathing treatment	14
dialysis	38
doctor visit	1100
hospital care	886
inpatient care	886
lab tests	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	279
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	121
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	53
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
dialysis	14
doctor visit	934
hospital care	954
inpatient care	954
lab tests	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	249
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	114
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	98
doctor visit	816
hospital care	876
inpatient care	876
preventive care	19
vaccines	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	221
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	87
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	54
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	60
doctor visit	772
hospital care	760
inpatient care	760
preventive care	37
vaccines	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	97
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	55
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lafayette, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

blood draw	16
dialysis	53
doctor visit	849
hospital care	793
inpatient care	793
lab tests	60
preventive care	28
vaccines	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD.

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	269
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	543
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	262
85 and over	97
Less than 65	151
65 to 74	329

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	54
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2001. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2001)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

KIDNEY TREATMENT OPTIONS CENTER OF LAFAYETTE, LLC

AZAR AND LAHOOD ENTERPRISES LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$928 JYNARQUE $683	SAMSCA $244
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$815 FARXIGA $435	LOKELMA $257	BRILINTA $100	EVUSHELD $23
Mallinckrodt LLC	$714 ACTHAR $714
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$498 Rayaldee $498
Amgen Inc.	$439 Repatha $212	Sensipar $95	Parsabiv $18	$114
Other	$3,043 Kerendia $372	ACTHAR $367	ENTRESTO $335	TARPEYO $285	VELTASSA $260	Other $1,424

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,999
Education	$437

Biography

Dr. Raphael Higginbotham's specialty is nephrology (kidney disease). He attended medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Higginbotham is affiliated with Ochsner Health. According to Yext, he is not acceping new patients at this time.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael J. Higginbotham, MD From 2012 - 2022

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