Total Payments
$11,669
2019 Payments
$262.90
Companies
6
Transactions
46
Medicare Patients
495
Medicare Billing
$32,353
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$6,000 (51.4%)
Travel$4,660 (39.9%)
Food & Beverage$1,009 (8.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $6,000 | 2 | 51.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,660 | 21 | 39.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,009 | 23 | 8.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $9,329 | 31 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,150 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| DAVOL INC. | $136.33 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $34.51 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $13.43 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $262.90 | 4 | DAVOL INC. ($136.33) |
| 2018 | $11,352 | 38 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($9,203) |
| 2017 | $53.60 | 4 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($34.51) |
All Payment Transactions
46 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.14 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/13/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/14/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.43 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | DAVOL INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.33 | General |
| 10/09/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.17 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/09/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.05 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/09/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.38 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/05/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $55.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/05/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $684.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $67.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $55.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $33.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/03/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.23 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/03/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $65.52 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/02/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/02/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/02/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.46 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/27/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $957.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/24/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/21/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $186.26 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/05/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $566.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/05/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/30/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.27 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/15/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.13 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 194 | 225 | $59,273 | $12,241 |
| 2022 | 7 | 135 | 155 | $36,390 | $9,622 |
| 2021 | 7 | 110 | 125 | $19,787 | $5,953 |
| 2020 | 4 | 56 | 94 | $16,530 | $4,536 |
Total Patients
495
Total Services
599
Medicare Billing
$32,353
Procedure Codes
28
All Medicare Procedures & Services
28 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $18,940 | $3,774 | 19.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 52 | $6,767 | $1,948 | 28.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $8,495 | $1,779 | 20.9% |
| 43248 | Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $6,658 | $1,097 | 16.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $3,678 | $1,071 | 29.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $2,344 | $754.35 | 32.2% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $2,489 | $637.71 | 25.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $7,755 | $587.36 | 7.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,451 | $431.52 | 29.7% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $696.00 | $160.92 | 23.1% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $14,155 | $2,943 | 20.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $5,270 | $1,910 | 36.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $5,228 | $1,656 | 31.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 30 | $6,464 | $1,638 | 25.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 27 | $3,195 | $763.76 | 23.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $1,704 | $619.78 | 36.4% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 22 | $374.00 | $90.16 | 24.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 29 | $6,082 | $1,565 | 25.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,458 | $1,395 | 40.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $3,480 | $1,188 | 34.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $3,193 | $853.82 | 26.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 20 | $1,440 | $449.75 | 31.2% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $1,845 | $428.78 | 23.2% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $289.00 | $73.13 | 25.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 52 | $10,771 | $2,975 | 27.6% |
About Dr. Mark Hightower, MD
Dr. Mark Hightower, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Brainerd, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982959664.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Hightower, MD has received a total of $11,669 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $262.90 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 46 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($6,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hightower has provided services to 495 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 599 services with total Medicare billing of $32,353. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 28 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Brainerd, MN
- Active Since 07/18/2012
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1982959664
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $9,329
- Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $2,150
- MATRIXRIB (Device) $34.51
- Temperature Management System (Device) $5.66
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.