Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Howe, TX
Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Howe, Texas, and NPI 1700456795, issued on Jun 30, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1046327, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erica Elaine Hightower
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1046327 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Haning St Ste A, Howe, TX 75459
- Phone
- (430) 362-2308
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2026
- Fax
- (800) 615-5436
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210819002006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Erica Elaine Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1046327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
830 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Progesterone74 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Estradiol34 claims
- Finasteride24 claims
- Alprazolam23 claims
- Valacyclovir19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.2 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: $214.21
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Family Nps OF North TexasPilot Point, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
1 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Howe
They are 1 of the 20 NPPES records with a practice address in Howe, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C's NPI number?
Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700456795, issued on Jun 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Haning St Ste A, Howe, TX, 75459. Phone: (430) 362-2308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1046327, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C had 830 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erica Elaine Hightower, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.