Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fridley, MN
Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fridley, Minnesota, and NPI 1962965236, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 70109, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 70109 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6341 University Ave NE, Fridley, MN 55432
- Phone
- (763) 586-5844
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220810001349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 70109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,565 Medicare Part D claims for 581 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium229 claims
- Losartan Potassium218 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Lisinopril144 claims
- Gabapentin137 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview ClinicsFridley, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fridley
They are 25 of the 945 NPPES records with a practice address in Fridley, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962965236, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6341 University Ave NE, Fridley, MN, 55432. Phone: (763) 586-5844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 70109, 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 Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD had 4,565 Medicare Part D claims for 581 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Tiwalade Green Hightower, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.