NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Earle Hightower

Mental Health Counselor · Anderson, SC

Katherine Earle Hightower is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Anderson, South Carolina, and NPI 1497416531, issued on Dec 30, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 7879, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497416531
Name
Katherine Earle Hightower
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
7879 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
416 E Calhoun St, Anderson, SC 29621
Phone
(864) 642-1171
Enumerated
Dec 30, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250201000192); accepts Medicare assignment
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 416 E Calhoun St

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

  1. Savanah Hawkins, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1346900461

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Restoring Hope Counseling, LLCAnderson, SC

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

Katherine Earle Hightower among 4,189 mental health counselor records in South Carolina

Katherine Earle Hightower is one of 4,189 mental health counselor records with a practice address in South Carolina. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2014 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 101YM0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

253 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Anderson

They are 253 of the 2,108 NPPES records with a practice address in Anderson, and 4,189 mental health counselor records in South Carolina.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dalance BirdAnderson, SC 296211356410690
  2. Brittani CostanzaAnderson, SC 296211811339542
  3. Diane Day, LPC, LACAnderson, SC 296211225482623
  4. Shenell Floyd-FergusonAnderson, SC 296211215277884
  5. Angie Gilstrap, MEDAnderson, SC 296211477797587
  6. Vasiliki KutelisAnderson, SC 296211134275290
  7. Deanna LuveneAnderson, SC 296211649667718
  8. Thomas McMinn, LPCAnderson, SC 296211962714477

Common questions

What is Katherine Earle Hightower's NPI number?

Katherine Earle Hightower's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497416531, issued on Dec 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Earle Hightower located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 416 E Calhoun St, Anderson, SC, 29621. Phone: (864) 642-1171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Earle Hightower's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 7879, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.