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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

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$13,818.53

  • Reported across 940 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$2,501.69

166 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,501.69 166

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $2,076.17 165
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

Payment records · PY2024 (166)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Abbott Laboratories $19.02 02/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125089800 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $17.74 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125089802 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $17.34 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125089804 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $20.46 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125089806 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.67 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917107 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.76 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917109 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.61 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917111 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.12 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917113 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $9.84 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917115 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $7.80 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917117 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.37 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917119 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.65 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917121 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $11.42 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917123 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.47 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917125 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $10.83 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917127 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.73 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917129 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.97 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917131 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $9.54 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917133 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $8.46 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917135 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $7.78 07/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917137 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.09 08/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917139 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $9.88 09/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917141 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $8.36 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917143 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $8.32 12/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103917145 CMS
Amgen Inc. $7.35 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115719793 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.82 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578668 CMS
Amgen Inc. $12.46 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578670 CMS
Amgen Inc. $11.71 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115719780 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2.67 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578672 CMS
Amgen Inc. $17.80 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578680 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.51 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578674 CMS
Amgen Inc. $11.83 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115719786 CMS
Amgen Inc. $12.40 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578676 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.19 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115719800 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.09 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117578678 CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc. $21.55 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146463372 CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc. $18.08 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146463377 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $17.28 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146684980 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $15.88 07/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139280880 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $14.73 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139373075 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $15.48 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139400973 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.32 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104322860 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $58.36 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105873069 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.87 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104293438 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.12 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105871539 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.72 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105495883 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.33 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105883529 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.55 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104669443 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.33 07/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105593096 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.10 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104697074 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.48 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104561912 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.04 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104293190 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.69 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104423959 CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $20.96 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148314646 CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $20.33 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148314648 CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $16.29 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148314650 CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $26.75 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148314652 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.45 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118029660 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.03 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118029656 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.00 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118029662 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.51 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118029658 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.91 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092401030 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $15.93 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153330789 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $14.42 09/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153330791 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $14.10 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129438526 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $15.81 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114702394 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $15.14 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114702399 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $16.60 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114702405 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $17.14 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116709679 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $13.61 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116479697 CMS
IBSA Pharma Inc. $17.16 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142981061 CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) $22.18 10/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143242885 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $16.27 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077994758 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $18.31 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077994746 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $20.74 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077994772 CMS
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $13.38 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1113466835 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $12.95 01/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135354354 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $2.45 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135390057 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.62 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135390065 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $5.06 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135354352 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $2.14 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135357954 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.62 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135367448 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $11.62 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135357956 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $0.50 02/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135390055 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.40 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135334970 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.18 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135366064 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $13.33 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135357958 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.20 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135366068 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.03 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135390059 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $20.45 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135354356 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.03 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135377838 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $18.89 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135388291 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.93 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135357960 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.48 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135366066 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $10.26 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135388297 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $19.57 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135388293 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $19.98 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135388295 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $21.24 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135357962 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $19.83 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135390061 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.00 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135390063 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.73 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141939927 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $13.46 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141775765 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.75 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086910131 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.77 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086910133 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $9.64 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096588779 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.70 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097005574 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $9.83 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096866895 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $9.25 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097567973 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.51 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097764707 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $8.02 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097217849 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $11.58 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097648110 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $4.34 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097395374 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $5.95 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097363080 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $12.00 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097321801 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.53 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096684425 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $7.70 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097561218 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $11.36 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097455413 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.66 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096908305 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $8.87 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097290718 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.80 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097049356 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $8.69 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097381990 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.99 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097169355 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $14.91 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097640570 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $11.49 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097154206 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.82 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096696078 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $20.81 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097719842 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.28 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097616127 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.19 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097286605 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $12.50 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096917572 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $11.83 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096831383 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.33 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097776644 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $9.45 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096641085 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.46 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096618502 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.97 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097631249 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.71 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097748261 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $24.19 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118908643 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $20.96 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118908645 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $22.90 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118908647 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.83 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130987901 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.68 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131114344 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.69 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131512339 CMS
PFIZER INC. $7.83 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131527347 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.95 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131232512 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.94 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131489642 CMS
PFIZER INC. $24.67 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131022851 CMS
PFIZER INC. $11.63 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131495142 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.84 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131690132 CMS
PFIZER INC. $27.02 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131490381 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.46 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131682394 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.50 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131760250 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.98 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131779966 CMS
PFIZER INC. $10.16 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131875923 CMS
PFIZER INC. $22.22 09/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131858145 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.50 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132091099 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.78 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132103191 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.30 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131171618 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.67 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131204527 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.01 12/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131171261 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.66 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151072064 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.29 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151072066 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.96 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153436519 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.77 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153646386 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.86 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153679498 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.87 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153618201 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.60 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153528395 CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $18.34 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148864435 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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