Denise M. Hightower, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Denise M. Hightower, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1396799300, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 32177, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise M. Hightower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 32177 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 Kirby RD, Memphis, TN 38119
- Phone
- (901) 754-3200
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 754-3333
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Denise M. Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $38.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Denise M. Hightower among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Denise M. Hightower, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
185 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 185 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Denise M. Hightower, MD's NPI number?
Denise M. Hightower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396799300, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise M. Hightower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Kirby RD, Memphis, TN, 38119. Phone: (901) 754-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise M. Hightower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 32177, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Denise M. Hightower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise M. Hightower, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.