What is Daniel Hightower's specialty?

Daniel Hightower (NPI 1710995063) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Monterey, CA.

Where does Daniel Hightower practice?

Daniel Hightower practices in Monterey, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710995063.

How much does Medicare pay Daniel Hightower?

Daniel Hightower (NPI 1710995063) received approximately $253K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 4,216 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710995063

Daniel HightowerM.D.

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Family PracticeMonterey, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,150

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,750

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$210K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.5

Quality

98.0

Cost

82.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.19%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$247

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$247

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$247

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Daniel 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). 114 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Salinas, CA	394	547
Andrew Schmidt Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	358	527
Cary Yeh Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	297	432
Anthony Filly Diagnostic Radiology · Carmel, CA	297	435
Joan Frisoli Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	285	503
Robert Gardner Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	235	378
Ernst Hansch Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	231	372
Soteria Karahalios Internal Medicine · Monterey, CA	133	151
Reb Julia Haas Close Emergency Medicine · Monterey, CA	121	200
Hoang-Tuan Pham Hospitalist · Monterey, CA	119	246
Jose Mendez Hospitalist · Monterey, CA	118	261
Mary Borses Cardiology · Monterey, CA	117	187

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

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