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Charles David Hightower, M.D.

NPI 1255562104ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Anchorage, AK

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Anchorage, Alaska, trained at University of Minnesota Medical School (class of 2007). 389 Medicare patients in 2024, $198,364 paid; nearly all of their 94 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Stryker Corporation reported $350.71 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1255562104
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 27, 2009
Last updated in NPPESJan 18, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X7493AK
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X20288MN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (AK)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients389
Services billed16,122 across 94 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$198,364

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)94 · 97 30-day fills
Patients50
Total drug cost$5,462
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
Graduation year2007
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$350.71 · 7 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$279.61 · 3 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$350.717

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$350.71 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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