NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carolyn Johnston Highstone

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Charlotte, NC

Carolyn Johnston Highstone is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1194431239, issued on Jan 23, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5017368, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194431239
Name
Carolyn Johnston Highstone
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
5017368 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6429 Bannington RD, Charlotte, NC 28226
Phone
(704) 503-9338
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2023
Record last updated
May 15, 2023
Fax
(704) 503-9339
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230530002866); 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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Verify Carolyn Johnston Highstone in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,120 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 318 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carolyn Highstone1,120
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen175 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
  3. Gabapentin66 claims
  4. Omeprazole54 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl46 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl41 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: $26.10

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carolyn Highstone$26.10
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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

  1. Vitae Health Medical North Carolina PLLCMooresville, NC

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

Carolyn Johnston Highstone among 916 adult health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Carolyn Johnston Highstone is one of 916 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2014 among the 498 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina

There are 916 adult health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Anderson, ANP-BCCharlotte, NC 282261619215415
  2. Nicole Bentivegna, NP-CCharlotte, NC 282261326204280
  3. Kelli Harris, ANP-CCharlotte, NC 282261710071683
  4. Wendy Lewis, A.N.P.Charlotte, NC 282261487769501
  5. Stephanie Weatherly, NPCharlotte, NC 282261932451598
  6. Anita Coady, ANPCharlotte, NC 282171457615569
  7. Mary KingCharlotte, NC 282171508306226
  8. Katie Pardee, APRNCharlotte, NC 282161588947394

Common questions

What is Carolyn Johnston Highstone's NPI number?

Carolyn Johnston Highstone's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194431239, issued on Jan 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carolyn Johnston Highstone located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6429 Bannington RD, Charlotte, NC, 28226. Phone: (704) 503-9338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carolyn Johnston Highstone's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5017368, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carolyn Johnston Highstone prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carolyn Johnston Highstone had 1,120 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.