What is Richard Hightower's specialty?

Richard Hightower (NPI 1487652285) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Pooler, GA.

Where does Richard Hightower practice?

Richard Hightower practices in Pooler, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487652285.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Hightower?

Richard Hightower (NPI 1487652285) received approximately $253K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 524 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487652285

Richard HightowerM.D.

Family PracticePooler, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,133

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,636

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$248K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,265 Family Practice providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 688).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,712

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$894K

Distinct drugs

150

Brand share

19.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium721 claims

Amlodipine Besylate607 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium518 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium505 claims

Gabapentin348 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

166

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Hightower's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 45 inbound referrers · 65 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CANDLER HOSPITAL INCORPORATED	197	1,531
PRUITTHEALTH-SAVANNAH, LLC	82	603
WESTVIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC	80	894
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC.	68	242
Allen Meglin Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	56	212
Thomas Decker Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	41	168
Robert Myers Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	41	159
GOUSE, JOHN	39	145
PHILBRICK, THOMAS	38	154
Michael Cohen Family Practice · Pooler, GA	29	136
Nizar Eskandar Nephrology · Hinesville, GA	27	316
Michael Mullins Pulmonary Disease · Savannah, GA	26	348

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CANDLER HOSPITAL INCORPORATED	133	1,117
Mercy Ambulance Service Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Savannah, GA	130	744
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	98	457
Clinical Laboratory Services, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Winder, GA	98	651
WESTVIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC	69	554
Heather Driessen Podiatry · Columbia, SC	67	315
PRUITTHEALTH-SAVANNAH, LLC	66	316
MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INC.	61	218
David Knopf Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	61	311
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC.	58	237
NPI 1851630545	48	118
Allen Meglin Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	39	155

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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