David P. Hightower, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Boise, ID
David P. Hightower, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Boise, Idaho, and NPI 1720089527, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Idaho M-9719, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David P. Hightower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- M-9719 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 190 E Bannock St, Boise, ID 83712
- Phone
- (208) 381-8748
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2024
- Fax
- (208) 381-8786
- Medicaid IDs
- 206039802 MO
100270040A KS
100270040C KS - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 190 E Bannock St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Dawn Aiken, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295175313
Verify David P. Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-9719Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 83.3 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: $39.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
David P. Hightower among 310 emergency medicine physician records in Idaho
David P. Hightower, M.D. is one of 310 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207P00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Boise
They are 117 of the 9,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Boise, and 310 emergency medicine physician records in Idaho.
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Common questions
What is David P. Hightower, M.D.'s NPI number?
David P. Hightower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720089527, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David P. Hightower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 190 E Bannock St, Boise, ID, 83712. Phone: (208) 381-8748. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David P. Hightower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-9719, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David P. Hightower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David P. Hightower, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David P. Hightower, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.