NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly Hightower, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Columbia, SC

Kimberly Hightower, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1144220559, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 23092, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1144220559
Name
Kimberly Hightower
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
23092 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4605 Monticello RD, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 252-7001
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 252-5219
Medicaid ID
230921 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4605 Monticello RD

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

  1. Ruby Albert, MDPediatrics Physician1295721009
  2. Ruth-Narumi Amador, MACounselor1497150262
  3. Dan Bodison, MDPediatrics Physician1215937610
  4. Julie Brasher, APRNNurse Practitioner1982951000
  5. Shelly Brigman, M.D.Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1710917372
  6. Milissa Davis, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558992701

Verify Kimberly Hightower in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $57.43

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Seqirus USA Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Hightower$57.43
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

162 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 162 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,136 pediatrics physician records in South Carolina.

Other pediatrics physician records in South Carolina

  1. Anne Marie Abao-Beauchamp, M.D.Bluffton, SC1194118422
  2. Francis AcaylarBennettsville, SC1295849008
  3. Corinne Adkins, PA-CMyrtle Beach, SC1790905867
  4. Mavictoria Agustin, MDBishopville, SC1760555494
  5. Jill Aiken, MDMyrtle Beach, SC1376597666
  6. Mohammed Al Gadban, MDEasley, SC1043697022
  7. Laura Alberg, M.D.Columbia, SC1720075393
  8. Ruby Albert, MDColumbia, SC1295721009
  9. Bryna AldenColumbia, SC1427753813
  10. Theresa Alderson, MDLugoff, SC1568714053

Common questions

What is Kimberly Hightower, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kimberly Hightower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144220559, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly Hightower, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4605 Monticello RD, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 252-7001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly Hightower, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23092, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.