Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Fort Bragg, NC
Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and NPI 1881604155, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00254, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 2022-00254 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2817 Rock Merritt Avenue, Fort Bragg, NC 28310
- Phone
- (910) 907-8922
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 907-6069
- Medicaid ID
- 322015000 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220914000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationBurlington, NC
- Vidant Medical Group LLCKenansville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2007 among the 1,043 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Fort Bragg
They are 19 of the 1,920 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Bragg, and 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,548 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fort Bragg → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rodney Allen, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101306929179
- Jennifer Beil, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101265633424
- Christopher Crellin, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC 283101053724690
- Rachel Gaume, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101215477559
- Brit Geisler, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101447491204
- Steven George, MDFt Bragg, NC 283101558438226
- Archie Kesler, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101083712707
- Katherine Leonard, DOFort Liberty, NC 283101700139490
Common questions
What is Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD's NPI number?
Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881604155, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2817 Rock Merritt Avenue, Fort Bragg, NC, 28310. Phone: (910) 907-8922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernadette Marie Hightower-Hughes, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00254, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.