Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD
Dermatology Physician · Sun City Center, FL
Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Sun City Center, Florida, and NPI 1437181559, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME95249, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kortney Dorsey Hightower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- ME95249 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 957 E Del Webb Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573
- Phone
- (813) 634-1484
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (813) 435-2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070928000377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kortney Dorsey Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME95249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
241 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin109 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Amoxicillin16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $191.48
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Hightower Dermatology Services, LLCSun City Center, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kortney Dorsey Hightower among 1,213 dermatology physician records in Florida
Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD is one of 1,213 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 dermatology physician records list a practice address in Sun City Center
They are 4 of the 320 NPPES records with a practice address in Sun City Center, and 1,213 dermatology physician records in Florida.
All 1,213 in Florida → Every provider in Sun City Center → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leslee Baute, PASun City Center, FL 335731164672721
- Michael Caruso, MDSun City Center, FL 335731922094317
- Tess Lins, APRNSun City Center, FL 335731104434745
- Ronald Patrick, MDRuskin, FL 335731285648956
- Larry HeardPlant City, FL 335631942735626
- David Murray, MDPlant City, FL 335631659370567
- Erica Smithberger, M.D.Plant City, FL 335631184889529
- Brooke Baldwin, MDLutz, FL 335581568650661
Common questions
What is Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD's NPI number?
Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437181559, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 957 E Del Webb Blvd, Sun City Center, FL, 33573. Phone: (813) 634-1484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME95249, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kortney Dorsey Hightower, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.