Mark Raymond Hightower, MD
NPI 1982959664ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Brainerd, MN
Surgery (MD) in Brainerd, Minnesota, trained at University of Nebraska College of Medicine (class of 2012). 184 Medicare patients in 2024, $43,642 paid; all of their 156 Part D prescriptions were generic.
Overview
| NPI | 1982959664 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 21, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 61942 | MN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 184 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 386 across 71 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $43,642 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 156 · 161 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 110 |
| Total drug cost | $586.51 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Nebraska College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2012 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · 237 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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