Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Chula Vista, CA
Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1790348019, issued on Apr 22, 2019. Check the license (California 95011537, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Angel L. Hightower
- Credential
- FNP-BC, MSN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 95011537 CA
841741 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 Old Telegraph Canyon RD, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Phone
- (619) 482-2400
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200929003611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Angel L. Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95011537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $25.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperSurgical, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Angel L. Hightower among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 42% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
111 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chula Vista
They are 111 of the 5,329 NPPES records with a practice address in Chula Vista, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN's NPI number?
Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790348019, issued on Apr 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 Old Telegraph Canyon RD, Chula Vista, CA, 91910. Phone: (619) 482-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95011537, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Angel L. Hightower, FNP-BC, MSN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.