MICHAEL D. HIGHTOWER M.D. NPI 1053389353

NPI Details

Michael D. Hightower, M.D. is a gastroenterology internal medicine in Jonesboro, AR with 50 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs. Michael D. Hightower, M.D. NPI is 1053389353. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1975

The provider's business location address is:

311 MATTHEWS AVE
JONESBORO, AR
ZIP 72401
Phone: (870) 935-4150
Fax: (870) 934-5368

The NPI 1053389353 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes (HCPCS:99212)
• Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43235)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk (HCPCS:G0121)
• Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm (HCPCS:43249)
• Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45378)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen (HCPCS:87635)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk (HCPCS:G0105)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 3/10/2006 and was last updated on 8/27/2007.

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