Dr. Mark Raymond Hightower , MD
Surgery โข Brainerd, MN
2024 S 6th St
Brainerd, MN 564014529
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on July 18, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 238 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G0500 โ 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: 73 service units.
- 45385 โ Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare: 45 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 24 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 9 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 107 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 76 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 20 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metronidazole โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 104. Middle half: 59 to 163.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 94 in 2020 to 238 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2024 S 6th St
Brainerd, MN 564014529
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: St Josephs Medical Center. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
184 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $19,949 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $16,341 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
107 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$179 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2019
All general payments: $262.90 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $262.90 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- DAVOL INC.: $136.33 across 1 record.
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: $126.57 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2019 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2012
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Hightower has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Hightower as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Brainerd and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 104. Middle half: 59 to 163.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Brainerd have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,248. Middle half: $7,430 to $24,576.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Brainerd have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,831. Middle half: $5,628 to $19,842.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Brainerd have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 302 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 49. Middle half: 25 to 93.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Brainerd have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 302 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $207. Middle half: $63 to $1,029.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Brainerd have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Brainerd, MN (742 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 153% from 94 in 2020 to 238 in 2024.
- 2020: 94
- 2021: 125
- 2022: 155
- 2023: 225
- 2024: 238
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 246% from $5,760 in 2020 to $19,949 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,760
- 2021: $7,961
- 2022: $12,498
- 2023: $15,909
- 2024: $19,949
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 260% from $4,536 in 2020 to $16,341 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,536
- 2021: $5,953
- 2022: $9,622
- 2023: $12,241
- 2024: $16,341
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 70% from 63 in 2020 to 107 in 2024.
- 2020: 63
- 2021: 67
- 2022: 85
- 2023: 103
- 2024: 107
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 70% from 63 in 2020 to 107 in 2024.
- 2020: 63
- 2021: 67
- 2022: 85
- 2023: 103
- 2024: 107
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $206 in 2020 to $179 in 2024.
- 2020: $206
- 2021: $303
- 2022: $263
- 2023: $307
- 2024: $179
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2019 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2019 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2019): fewer than 11 records totaling $262.90.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| DAVOL INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $136.33 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $62.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $48.43 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $16.14 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2019, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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
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73 | 72 | $20.00 | $4.91 |
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45385
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
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45 | 45 | $947.00 | $230.09 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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24 | 15 | $144.67 | $46.31 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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22 | 22 | $499.91 | $119.35 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $136.53 | $44.67 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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16 | 16 | $95.13 | $33.23 |
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43239
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
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14 | 14 | $517.00 | $77.99 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $202.46 | $76.90 |
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G0105
Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
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12 | 12 | $700.00 | $168.95 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 76 | 217 | $114.76 | 70 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 20 | 62 | $39.13 | 17 |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 11 | 36 | $25.30 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20170706002226
MN
9032488093
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
St Josephs Medical Center
2024 S 6th St, Brainerd, MN 564014529
Phone: 2188287100
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2024 S 6TH ST, BRAINERD, MN 564014529 (Tel: 2188287101)
Registered at 1702 UNIVERSITY DR S, FARGO, ND 581034940 (Tel: (701) 364-8000)
Recorded as MARK HIGHTOWER, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MN 61942)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 501 N COLUMBIA RD, STOP 9037, DEPT OF SURGERY RM 5107,UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SMHS, GRAND FORKS, ND 582029037 (Tel: 7017773067)
Registered at 501 N COLUMBIA RD, STOP 9037 SMHS RM 5107,, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, GRAND FORKS, ND 582029037 (Tel: 7017773067)
Recorded as MARK HIGHTOWER, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: ND TRL 12403)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Brainerd
Healthcare providers in BrainerdMailing Address
1702 University Dr S
Fargo, ND 581034940
Phone: 7013648000