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Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD

(Dr. Vetta Higgs, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Hematology (Blood Disorders)

875 Oak Street Se Suite 4030
Salem, OR 97301

(503) 561-6444

Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD is a medical oncologist in Salem, OR specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and hematology (blood disorders).

Office Locations

875 Oak Street Se Suite 4030
Salem, OR 97301

(503) 561-6444

(503) 561-6440

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In The News

“Prior to the merger, Dr. Wendy Mahone-Johnson, a medical oncologist, and Dr. Vetta Barnes Higgs, a hematologist oncologist, worked at Columbus Regional Health.”—"Meet the first female oncologist at the John B. Amos Cancer Center at Piedmont", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, April 2022

“He is a native of Fayetteville and is married to Dr. Vetta Barnes Higgs, a medical oncologist.”—"Higgs named to RCCC board - Salisbury Post", Salisbury Post, January 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	90
blood draw	406
chemotherapy	90
doctor visit	383
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
lab tests	1032
minimally invasive procedures	118
thyroid function tests	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	200
doctor visit	272
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lab tests	260
minimally invasive procedures	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	11
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	20
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	411
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	26
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	336

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	24
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	15
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	551
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	136

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	24
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	547
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	129

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	27
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	5
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Salem, OR were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	90
blood draw	303
chemotherapy	90
doctor visit	322
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
lab tests	646
minimally invasive procedures	68
thyroid function tests	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD.

**Gender**
Female	93
Male	52

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	60
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	16
75 to 84	46
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vetta Higgs, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	9
Cancer	41

Education & Training

She has a state license in Oregon.

Licensed In: Oregon

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$185 Kyprolis $38	LUMAKRAS $20	XGEVA $15	Vectibix $12	$100
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.	$121 myRisk $121
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$120 TAGRISSO $30	FASLODEX $23	CALQUENCE $19	LYNPARZA $17	IMFINZI $15	Other $16
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$102 OPDIVO $102
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$89 Nuedexta $89
Other	$658 IMBRUVICA $58	PADCEV $56	FOUNDATIONONE LIQUID CDX $44	Reblozyl $30	LORBRENA $28	Other $441

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,175
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Vetta Higgs' specialties are adult oncology, medical oncology, and hematology (blood disorders). She practices in Salem, OR. She is professionally affiliated with Canton-Potsdam Hospital.