Dr. Stephen Anthony Hightower, MD

Dr. Hightower practices at Coast Urological Medical Group in Los Alamitos, California.

Dr. Hightower's NPI, 1972603371, was assigned on September 25, 2006. Dr. Hightower graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Hightower holds California license G084688.

Dr. Hightower's primary practice is Coast Urological Medical Group, at 3771 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 in Orange County. The practice phone is (562) 430-0581.

Dr. Hightower's primary practice is Coast Urological Medical Group in Los Alamitos, California. Dr. Hightower is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is Coast Urological Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hightower to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 rural health clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hightower practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Hightower's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Hightower is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hightower's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney stone disease, pelvic prolapse and prostate cancer among the conditions Dr. Hightower treats.

CMS data shows 42,994 Medicare services from Dr. Hightower across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 692 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,735,970 for them.

CMS counts 692 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hightower in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 287 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hightower's median patient age at 73, with 19% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hightower wrote 3,471 Medicare Part D claims for 799 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,344 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $287,303 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,000 claims across 34 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Hightower for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Hightower accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hightower as offering telehealth.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 292 general payments to Dr. Hightower from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $1,448.

Dr. Hightower graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 1993.

Dr. Hightower is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.