Stephen Anthony Hightower, M.D.
NPI 1972603371ActiveIndividual· Urology· Long Beach, CA
Urology (M.D.) in Long Beach, California, trained at University of Vermont College of Medicine (class of 1993). 692 Medicare patients in 2024, $1,778,231 paid; nearly all of their 3,471 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Urogen Pharma, Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $671.83 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1972603371 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 25, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urology Primary | 208800000X | G084688 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Urology (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 692 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 72,877 across 66 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,778,231 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,471 · 8,210 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 799 |
| Total drug cost | $313,674 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Vermont College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1993 |
| Medicare specialty | Urology |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Grant County Public Hospital District No. 3Ephrata, WA · 22 clinicians
- Coast Urological Medical Group, Inc.Los Alamitos, CA · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA
- Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$671.83 · 24 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$486.08 · 26 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Urogen Pharma, Inc. | $194.66 | 6 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $80.61 | 4 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $68.00 | 1 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries | $63.92 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $55.91 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$585.67 · 21 payments
- Education$86.16 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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