Mark Raymond Hightower, MD
Surgery Physician · Brainerd, MN
Mark Raymond Hightower, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1982959664, issued on Jul 18, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota 61942, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Raymond Hightower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 61942 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN 56401
- Phone
- (218) 828-7101
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170706002226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2024 S 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ross BengtsonSurgery Physician1417931593
- Jordan Benson, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1104126994
- Nicholas Bernier, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861491672
- Lauren Blaine, APRN,CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326883950
Verify Mark Raymond Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 61942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl76 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Metronidazole11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Raymond Hightower among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Mark Raymond Hightower, MD is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 742 in Minnesota → Every provider in Brainerd → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ross BengtsonBrainerd, MN 564011417931593
- James Dehen, MDBrainerd, MN 564011720062706
- Troy Duininck, MDBrainerd, MN 564011801870886
- David Vavra, MDBrainerd, MN 564011154813210
- Don Wennberg, MDBrainerd, MN 564011023092996
- Patrick Oakes, M.D.Sartell, MN 563771972571834
- James Weeks, M.D.Sartell, MN 563771467420356
- Evan Kelly, MDCrosby, MN 564411124478458
Common questions
What is Mark Raymond Hightower, MD's NPI number?
Mark Raymond Hightower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982959664, issued on Jul 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Raymond Hightower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 828-7101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Raymond Hightower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 61942, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark Raymond Hightower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Raymond Hightower, MD had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.