Michael D Hightower, MD in Jonesboro, AR - Medicare Gastroenterology

Michael D Hightower, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He went to University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine and graduated in 1975 and has 49 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Gastroenterology. He is a member of the group practice Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc. and his current practice location is 311 Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, Arkansas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (870) 935-4150.

Michael D Hightower is licensed to practice in Arkansas (license number C-4940) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1053389353.

Contact Information

	Michael D Hightower, MD
	311 Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401
	(870) 935-4150
	(870) 934-5368

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Michael D Hightower
Gender	Male
Speciality	Gastroenterology
Experience	49 Years
Location	311 Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Michael D Hightower attended and graduated from University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine in 1975

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1053389353
Provider Enumeration Date: 03/10/2006
Last Update Date: 08/27/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6002942216
Enrollment ID: I20100326000711

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Michael D Hightower such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1053389353	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RG0100X	Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology	C-4940 (Arkansas)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.	Jonesboro, AR	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc.	2961547526	228

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Medicare Reassignments

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Entity Name	Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1861721839 PECOS PAC ID: 2961547526 Enrollment ID: O20100315000190

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Michael D Hightower is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Michael D Hightower, MD 311 Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401 Ph: (870) 935-4150	Michael D Hightower, MD 311 Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401 Ph: (870) 935-4150

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Michael D Hightower, MD - Medicare Gastroenterology in Jonesboro, AR

Contact Information

Physician's Profile

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Medical Facilities Affiliation

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Internal Medicine Doctors in Jonesboro, AR