Dr. Kortney Hightower, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Hightower
Dr. Kortney Hightower is a dermatology specialist in Sun City Center, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hightower performed 5,795 Medicare services across 3,593 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hightower received a total of $1,743 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 77 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hightower is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 95249 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 941 | $63 | $190 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 751 | $5 | $10 |
| Puraply am, per square centimeter | 739 | $83 | $149 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 382 | $64 | $165 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 371 | $30 | $95 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 343 | $515 | $987 |
| Affinity, per square centimeter | 343 | $330 | $618 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 304 | $52 | $150 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 200 | $320 | $597 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 152 | $199 | $702 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 151 | $66 | $295 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 139 | $60 | $135 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 134 | $38 | $80 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 121 | $264 | $631 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 97 | $96 | $361 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 77 | $110 | $230 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 70 | $1 | $3 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 69 | $294 | $590 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 42 | $500 | $925 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 40 | $179 | $575 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 40 | $75 | $215 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 36 | $100 | $260 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 35 | $21 | $85 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 34 | $108 | $412 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 31 | $72 | $180 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 27 | $169 | $632 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 23 | $45 | $82 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 20 | $68 | $255 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17 | $72 | $205 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 17 | $69 | $195 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.5 cm | 14 | $203 | $526 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 1.1-2.5 cm | 13 | $251 | $505 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 11 | $180 | $743 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 11 | $86 | $240 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Hightower is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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