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Covered recipient · General Payments record

RICHARD R HIGHTOWER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Family Medicine

NPI: 1487652285
CMS profile: 203693
Location: POOLER, GA

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$1,965.76

119 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,965.76	119

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Novo Nordisk AS	$253.79	19
PFIZER INC.	$241.36	15
ABBVIE INC.	$201.66	12
Lilly USA, LLC	$160.86	11
Acerta Pharma LLC	$139.87	7
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$121.90	6
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$92.08	4
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$90.64	4
DEXCOM, INC.	$75.58	5
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$65.43	4
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$61.74	4
ITI, Inc.	$61.36	4
Abbott Laboratories	$57.67	3
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$55.61	3
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$52.49	3
Exact Sciences Corporation	$43.81	3
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$33.78	2
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$32.86	2
Amgen Inc.	$27.82	2
Grifols USA, LLC	$22.80	1
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22.16	2
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$20.66	1
Lundbeck LLC	$15.62	1
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$14.21	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$1,631.07	121
PY2020	$994.19	68
PY2021	$1,560.55	101
PY2022	$2,583.23	167
PY2023	$2,471.63	152
PY2024	$2,501.69	166
PY2025	$1,965.76	119

Payment records · PY2025 (119)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
Abbott Laboratories	$22.22	12/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241005655	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14.91	12/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1191373482	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.06	12/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044423	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.43	12/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575788	CMS
Dexcom, Inc.	$14.48	12/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250517165	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.38	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229908793	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$33.30	12/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235674731	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15.46	12/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575786	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$20.63	12/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044421	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$13.44	11/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229629795	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$20.71	11/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227349486	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.74	11/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207266348	CMS
Dexcom, Inc.	$14.96	11/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250517163	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.83	11/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229578603	CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$18.12	10/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235887776	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$21.33	10/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227349481	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$14.03	10/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207277233	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$17.60	10/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229545035	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$19.33	10/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235540184	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.95	10/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044419	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$22.14	10/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238690820	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$11.38	10/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188182786	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$8.26	10/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229718093	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.00	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229493150	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$20.13	10/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044417	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$15.55	10/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235288822	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14.84	09/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1191281359	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$9.48	09/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188870716	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$15.62	09/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1251804915	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$15.40	09/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186859045	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$23.87	09/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238661672	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.67	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229406165	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15.53	09/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575784	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$16.38	09/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240972013	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.82	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188509722	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.01	08/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575782	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$14.11	08/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188170348	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$16.54	08/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186859043	CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$19.06	08/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235887774	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$17.31	08/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229074864	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$31.05	08/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044415	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$27.64	08/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227349477	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.19	07/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188136276	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$17.51	07/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241335034	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$25.33	07/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231612113	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$12.14	07/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219255983	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.95	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044413	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$14.21	07/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227147703	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.17	07/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229123883	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$17.96	07/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188485488	CMS
Dexcom, Inc.	$16.03	07/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250517161	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.77	07/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186935550	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$13.55	06/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238329629	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$20.96	06/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227349474	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$11.59	06/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188320625	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$15.60	06/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231989400	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14.18	06/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1190616618	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.37	06/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044411	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$18.05	06/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235738035	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$19.07	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240944392	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$11.78	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186887893	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.99	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228798152	CMS
Dexcom, Inc.	$15.35	06/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250517159	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$13.09	06/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188694889	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.33	06/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206449178	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$21.90	05/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188180322	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.12	05/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222831587	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$21.17	05/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238205413	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$12.28	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186859041	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$20.75	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186896829	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$0.20	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186896831	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$21.85	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231307501	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$14.77	05/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235288820	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.01	05/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044409	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$23.69	05/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238563244	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$12.28	05/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231724963	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$11.51	05/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186847757	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$14.21	05/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200329118	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$14.04	05/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188139500	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$18.18	05/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231989398	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$20.01	05/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044407	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.74	04/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222831579	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$17.81	04/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1190714961	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$9.77	04/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188134673	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$23.89	04/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044405	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$21.84	04/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238780103	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$7.59	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188599166	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$14.38	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241335032	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$17.70	04/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188191498	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.69	04/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206424777	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$6.48	03/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044403	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15.43	03/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188201344	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$21.75	03/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231258814	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.50	03/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188453144	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$17.77	03/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238166754	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$14.99	03/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241335030	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$20.66	03/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174389577	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$39.75	03/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206334621	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.98	03/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186847755	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$12.50	03/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231526314	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$14.14	03/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238753572	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.50	02/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206824261	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$13.49	02/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235288818	CMS
Grifols USA, LLC	$22.80	02/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249576899	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$10.02	02/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219343746	CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$18.43	02/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235887772	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$11.97	02/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188234775	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$16.22	02/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238743426	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.40	02/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235368612	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$13.61	02/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227147701	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.88	02/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186847759	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$17.64	02/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188864059	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.25	02/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188144551	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.13	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044401	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$14.48	01/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241335028	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$9.38	01/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188178140	CMS
Dexcom, Inc.	$14.76	01/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250517157	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.83	01/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206882107	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$16.77	01/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186887895	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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Plain: RICHARD R HIGHTOWER, NPI 1487652285. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285.
APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). RICHARD R HIGHTOWER, NPI 1487652285 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285
Bluebook: RICHARD R HIGHTOWER, NPI 1487652285, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.