NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alisha Carter Hightower

Family Nurse Practitioner · Southside, AR

Alisha Carter Hightower is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Southside, Arkansas, and NPI 1639726813, issued on Aug 21, 2019. Check the license (Arkansas 120482, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639726813
Name
Alisha Carter Hightower
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
120482 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1217 Batesville Blvd, Southside, AR 72501
Phone
(870) 262-2800
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2025
Fax
(870) 262-2815
Medicaid ID
242748758 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200714000732); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1217 Batesville Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jennifer Blaney, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659766939
  2. James Bridgeman, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396394060
  3. Melinda Ford, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1518614874
  4. Micah Moody, APRN/ NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447820998
  5. David Oliver, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1427760842
  6. Raheel Qureshi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861197709

Verify Alisha Carter Hightower in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,278 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alisha Hightower3,278
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium196 claims
  2. Lisinopril142 claims
  3. Gabapentin139 claims
  4. Omeprazole98 claims
  5. Jardiance87 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium87 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $62.11

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alisha Hightower$62.11
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. ArcareBatesville, AR
  2. White River Health System, Inc.Southside, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alisha Carter Hightower among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Alisha Carter Hightower is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Southside

They are 12 of the 28 NPPES records with a practice address in Southside, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Blaney, NPSouthside, AR 725011659766939
  2. Amanda Cowell, APNPBatesville, AR 725011467891945
  3. Eric Haertling, APNBatesville, AR 725011245666536
  4. Rachel JohnsonBatesville, AR 725011043568058
  5. Robin Kerr, APNBatesville, AR 725011083931331
  6. Justin King, NP-CBatesville, AR 725011437693389
  7. Alisa Lancaster, APRNBatesville, AR 725011861634826
  8. Latrina Maez, NP-CBatesville, AR 725011922434885

Common questions

What is Alisha Carter Hightower's NPI number?

Alisha Carter Hightower's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639726813, issued on Aug 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alisha Carter Hightower located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1217 Batesville Blvd, Southside, AR, 72501. Phone: (870) 262-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alisha Carter Hightower's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number 120482, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alisha Carter Hightower prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alisha Carter Hightower had 3,278 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.