Stephanie Joy Hightower, FNP-BC
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 420
- Part D claims, 2024
- 478
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $39
- Practice address
- 606 Black River Rd Drawer 1718, Georgetown, SC 29440
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 527-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Stephanie Joy Hightower is a family nurse practitioner in Georgetown, South Carolina
Stephanie Hightower practices at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina.
Stephanie Hightower's NPI, 1629261342, was assigned on August 27, 2007. Stephanie Hightower holds South Carolina license 18163.
- NPI
- 1629261342NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3274617444
- NPI enumeration date
- August 27, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 527-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Stephanie Joy Hightower practices at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina
Stephanie Hightower's primary practice is Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital, at 606 Black River Rd Drawer 1718, Georgetown, SC 29440 in Georgetown County. The practice phone is (843) 527-7000.
- Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital606 Black River Rd Drawer 1718, Georgetown, SC 29440 · Georgetown CountyPhone(843) 527-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Stephanie Joy Hightower is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Stephanie Hightower's primary practice is Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. Stephanie Hightower is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Stephanie Hightower to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account. Stephanie Hightower's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Stephanie Joy Hightower's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Stephanie Hightower practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Stephanie Joy Hightower is one of 3,438 family nurse practitioners in South Carolina
Family is Stephanie Hightower's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363LF0000X. Dmand AI has Stephanie Hightower's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family nurse practitioner, South CarolinaPrimary
- Kentucky license
Family nurse practitioners near Stephanie Hightower
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Stephanie Joy Hightower treated 420 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Stephanie Hightower in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 186 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Stephanie Hightower's median patient age at 75, with 69% women.
Stephanie Hightower's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Stephanie Hightower's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women28067%
- Men14033%
Chronic conditions among Stephanie Hightower's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Cancer57%
- Arthritis54%
- Diabetes28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Anxiety25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Stephanie 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 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women69%
- Men31%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Stephanie Joy Hightower wrote 478 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Stephanie Hightower wrote 478 Medicare Part D claims for 199 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs.
Stephanie Hightower's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic424 claims89%
- Brand-name54 claims11%
Drug classes CMS tracks in Stephanie Hightower's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%17 of 478 claims
- Antibiotics7%34 of 478 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Stephanie Joy Hightower scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Stephanie Hightower for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Stephanie Hightower accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Stephanie Hightower's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 47.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 83of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Stephanie Joy Hightower received $39 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Stephanie Hightower from 2 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $22.
Companies that paid Stephanie Hightower the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Stephanie Joy 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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| 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 (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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Stephanie Joy Hightower's NPI number?
Stephanie Joy Hightower's NPI number is 1629261342. It was assigned on August 27, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Stephanie Joy Hightower specialize in?
Stephanie Joy Hightower is a family nurse practitioner in Georgetown, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Nurse Practitioner (taxonomy code 363LF0000X).
Where does Stephanie Joy Hightower practice?
Stephanie Hightower practices at 606 Black River Rd Drawer 1718, Georgetown, SC 29440. Stephanie Hightower's primary practice is Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Stephanie Hightower to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Stephanie Joy Hightower's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Stephanie Hightower is (843) 527-7000.
What is Stephanie Joy Hightower's medical license number?
Stephanie Hightower holds South Carolina license 18163, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Stephanie Joy Hightower been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Stephanie Hightower in South Carolina and Kentucky.
Which hospitals is Stephanie Joy Hightower affiliated with?
Stephanie Hightower practices at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, South Carolina. Stephanie Hightower is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Stephanie Hightower to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Stephanie Joy Hightower part of?
Stephanie Hightower is linked to Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Stephanie Hightower to 2 more medical groups.
Does Stephanie Joy Hightower accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Stephanie Hightower as accepting Medicare assignment.
What is Stephanie Joy Hightower's MIPS score?
Stephanie Hightower's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Stephanie Joy Hightower see?
CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Stephanie Hightower in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Has Stephanie Joy Hightower received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $39 in general payments to Stephanie Hightower from 2 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Stephanie Joy Hightower been practicing?
Stephanie Hightower graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
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