NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Honor U. Hightshue, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Chattanooga, TN

Honor U. Hightshue, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1578765772, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 98501, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1578765772
Name
Honor U. Hightshue
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
98501 TN
APN0000012790 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6734 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone
(423) 899-0431
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 499-9552
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080313000570); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 6734 Lee Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Donna Bearden, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1245589514
  2. Shandra BurnettFamily Nurse Practitioner1609278365
  3. Marc Cromie, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1083683668
  4. Brittany Hamby, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023325180
  5. Teri Hayes, APN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528290137
  6. Hyman Kaplan, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1356310932

Verify Honor U. Hightshue in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,602 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Honor Hightshue1,602
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium283 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa159 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate117 claims
  4. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride111 claims
  5. Azelastine Hcl105 claims
  6. Trelegy Ellipta86 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: $15,214.98

113 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Honor Hightshue$15,215
  2. Specialty average$792

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. Chattanooga Allergy Clinic , PLLCHixson, TN

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

Honor U. Hightshue among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Honor U. Hightshue, FNP is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

176 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 176 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Andrews, ARNP CChattanooga, TN 374211164501490
  2. Rebekah Corey, NPChattanooga, TN 374211790862886
  3. Don Duff, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374211588606636
  4. Kate Estella-Walter, ANPChattanooga, TN 374211639347180
  5. Deborah Gray, APNChattanooga, TN 374211629012331
  6. Christie Hinds, APRN-BCChattanooga, TN 374211659456093
  7. Autumn Holmes, MSN, NP-CChattanooga, TN 374211518123058
  8. Judy Kitson, FNP- BCChattanooga, TN 374211932392248

Common questions

What is Honor U. Hightshue, FNP's NPI number?

Honor U. Hightshue, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578765772, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Honor U. Hightshue, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6734 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 899-0431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Honor U. Hightshue, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 98501, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Honor U. Hightshue, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Honor U. Hightshue, FNP had 1,602 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.