Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,543
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 394
- Part D claims, 2024
- 241
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Industry payments
- $2,426
- Practice address
- 957 E Del Webb Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Sun City Center, FL 33573-6671
- Practice phone
- Call (813) 634-1484
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Hightower Dermatology Services
Dermatology practice · Sun City Center, Florida
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Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower is a dermatologist in Sun City Center, Florida
Dr. Hightower practices at Hightower Dermatology Services in Sun City Center, Florida.
Dr. Hightower's NPI, 1437181559, was assigned on July 7, 2006. Dr. Hightower graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Hightower holds Florida license ME95249.
- NPI
- 1437181559NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3476648908
- NPI enumeration date
- July 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (813) 634-1484
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower practices at Hightower Dermatology Services in Sun City Center, Florida
Dr. Hightower's primary practice is Hightower Dermatology Services, at 957 E Del Webb Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Sun City Center, FL 33573-6671. The practice phone is (813) 634-1484.
- Hightower Dermatology Services957 E Del Webb Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Sun City Center, FL 33573-6671Phone(813) 634-1484
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hightower's primary practice is Hightower Dermatology Services in Sun City Center, Florida. The medical group on file is Hightower Dermatology.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hightower practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hightower Dermatology Services | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower is one of 1,200 dermatologists in Florida
Dermatology is Dr. Hightower's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Hightower is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, FloridaPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Hightower
Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower billed Medicare for 1,543 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,543 Medicare services from Dr. Hightower across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 394 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $382,421 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Hightower's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 3,3892024: 1,10467%
- Other services
- 2023: 1,0822024: 34668%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2542024: 9393%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 702024: 0100%
Dr. Hightower compared with the Florida median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Hightower
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 1,543vs 2,86646% below
- Medicare patients
- 394vs 57031% below
- Part D claims
- 168vs 55069% below
Medians across 1,138 dermatologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hightower's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower treated 394 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 394 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hightower in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 181 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hightower's median patient age at 76, with 46% women.
Dr. Hightower's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Hightower's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14838%
- Men24662%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hightower's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Atrial fibrillation25%
- Diabetes25%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hightower's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower wrote 241 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hightower wrote 241 Medicare Part D claims for 137 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 168 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,003 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 263 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Hightower's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic233 claims97%
- Brand-name and other8 claims3%
Dr. Hightower's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hightower's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%16 of 241 claims
- Antibiotics20%49 of 241 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2632024: 16836%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 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 counts 116 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Hightower, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Hightower's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Hightower ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin cancer
- 63rd percentile551 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 94th percentile116 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions
- 76th percentile107 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 71st percentile21 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower received $2,426 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 115 general payments to Dr. Hightower from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Organogenesis Inc. paid the most, $641.
General payments to Dr. Hightower by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hightower by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,36798%
- Education$582%
Companies that paid Dr. Hightower the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Dr. Hightower graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's NPI number?
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's NPI number is 1437181559. It was assigned on July 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower?
Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower is a dermatologist in Sun City Center, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower practice?
Dr. Hightower practices at 957 E Del Webb Blvd Suite 101 Suite 101, Sun City Center, FL 33573-6671. Dr. Hightower's primary practice is Hightower Dermatology Services in Sun City Center, Florida.
What is Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hightower is (813) 634-1484.
What is Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's medical license number?
Dr. Hightower holds Florida license ME95249.
What medical group is Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower part of?
Dr. Hightower is linked to Hightower Dermatology.
Does Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hightower billed Medicare for 1,543 services in 2024, and Dr. Hightower accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower's MIPS score?
Dr. Hightower's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower see?
CMS counts 394 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hightower in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hightower's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17311), medicare temporary code (Q4196) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (13132).
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Where did Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower go to medical school?
Dr. Hightower graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hightower's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin, Cephalexin and Amoxicillin.
Has Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,426 in general payments to Dr. Hightower from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Organogenesis Inc.
How long has Dr. Kortney Dorsey Hightower been practicing?
Dr. Hightower graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
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