Daniel J. Hightower, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Visalia, CA
Daniel J. Hightower, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1437173325, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California G73127, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel J. Hightower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- G73127 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 S Court St Ste F, Visalia, CA 93277
- Phone
- (559) 734-9244
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 734-6932
- Medicaid ID
- 00G731271 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040219000970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1700 S Court St Ste F
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jaime Aguet, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1063436939
- Richard Anderson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1740204619
- Ronald Beggs, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1104847037
- Aaron Berkey, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1881685394
- Douglas Blume, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1427190727
Verify Daniel J. Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73127Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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: $1,574.85
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 2 group practices
- Kaweah Delta Health Care DistrictVisalia, CA
- Mineral King Radiological Medical Group IncVisalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel J. Hightower among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California
Daniel J. Hightower, M.D. is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.
All 4,500 in California → Every provider in Visalia → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bennett Abe, MDVisalia, CA 932771184731283
- Jaime Aguet, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771063436939
- Richard Anderson, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771740204619
- Ronald Beggs, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771104847037
- Aaron Berkey, MDVisalia, CA 932771881685394
- Douglas Blume, MDVisalia, CA 932771427190727
- Troy BouitVisalia, CA 932771871514703
- Michael Bowers, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771003830985
Common questions
What is Daniel J. Hightower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel J. Hightower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437173325, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel J. Hightower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 S Court St Ste F, Visalia, CA, 93277. Phone: (559) 734-9244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel J. Hightower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G73127, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Daniel J. Hightower, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.