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RICHARD R HIGHTOWER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Family Medicine

NPI
1487652285
CMS profile
203693
Location
POOLER, GA

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General Payments · PY2023 · Entire year

$2,471.63

152 records · 0 disputed

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PY2023 · entire year · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,471.63 152

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PY2023 · entire year · sorted by reported total

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RICHARD R HIGHTOWER

NPI 1487652285 · CMS profile ID 203693

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Family Medicine

POOLER, GA

A name match is not confirmation of identity. CMS publishes records for different people under similar names; the NPI, specialty, and location shown on this page are the CMS-published fields that distinguish them.

A payment attributed to a provider may have been made to a third party — a hospital, practice, or research institution — rather than paid to the provider personally.

General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types

Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00

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Filtered page: https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285?year=2023&recipient=provider#records-h

CMS source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb3a65aa-c901-4a38-a813-b04b00dfa2a9

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RICHARD R HIGHTOWER, NPI 1487652285, CMS profile ID 203693. General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 152 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. IndustryPayments. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285?year=2023&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb3a65aa-c901-4a38-a813-b04b00dfa2a9.
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IndustryPayments. (2026). RICHARD R HIGHTOWER, NPI 1487652285, CMS profile ID 203693. General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 152 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285?year=2023&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb3a65aa-c901-4a38-a813-b04b00dfa2a9.
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RICHARD R HIGHTOWER, NPI 1487652285, CMS profile ID 203693, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types (Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00). Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 152 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb3a65aa-c901-4a38-a813-b04b00dfa2a9. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1487652285?year=2023&recipient=provider#records-h.

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Payment records · PY2023

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General Payments · PY2023 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30

152 matching records · $2,471.63 reported total · 0 disputed

Nature of payment: All payment types

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Showing records 1–50 of 152.

Paying entityAmountDate Nature of paymentDispute statusPublication flagsPublished Record IDSource
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $17.0312/18/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1057132439 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.5312/11/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 997478161 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $3.7512/11/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1032128519 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $2.3312/11/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1032128523 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.5912/06/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1002436217 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.9712/06/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1050443161 CMS
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. $13.3812/05/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1003772509 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.8212/05/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994547 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.1911/28/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1022448663 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $23.4911/21/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 997478159 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.0611/20/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1014539475 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $20.2911/16/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994573 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.3611/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1002434183 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $13.7711/09/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1026539309 CMS
PFIZER INC. $11.4311/09/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1050453453 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.2511/08/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994525 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $9.9411/07/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994381 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $14.6811/02/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1002436332 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $2.1211/02/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1031973095 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $3.5811/02/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1031973101 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $28.1611/01/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 997478157 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.9510/31/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1020076723 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $12.7110/31/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994503 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $2.7610/30/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994323 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $24.6710/29/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1018734537 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.4410/26/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1049166677 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.6910/25/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1002436193 CMS
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC $15.2510/19/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1034445817 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $9.8310/18/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994369 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $18.4910/17/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1031973093 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $0.7310/17/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1032027825 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $11.9210/16/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1032105085 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.9410/10/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 997478155 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $12.3310/10/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1000994475 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.9610/04/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1057085605 CMS
Corium, LLC $25.3610/03/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 978327337 CMS
Harmony Biosciences LLC $30.5309/29/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1013649555 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $23.7609/29/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1014403411 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $12.9709/27/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1011394605 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $16.2809/26/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1002436341 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $13.3309/20/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1032009607 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.9209/20/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1050598113 CMS
PFIZER INC. $23.4409/18/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1049614215 CMS
PFIZER INC. $11.5209/13/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1049333237 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.3509/11/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 997478153 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $15.9609/07/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1026539279 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.9409/06/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 992322501 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $21.8308/29/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1012273523 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $18.4908/28/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1018714003 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.1208/28/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1015146983 CMS

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
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

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
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