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ERICA E HIGHTOWER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

NPI
1629198726
CMS profile
164812
Location
HOUSTON, TX

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General Payments · PY2025 · Entire year

$2,605.50

122 records · 0 disputed

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PY2025 · entire year · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,605.50 122

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PY2025 · entire year · sorted by reported total

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ERICA E HIGHTOWER

NPI 1629198726 · CMS profile ID 164812

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Internal Medicine / Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

HOUSTON, TX

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, PY2025; 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-1629198726?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h

CMS source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e

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ERICA E HIGHTOWER, NPI 1629198726, CMS profile ID 164812. General Payments, PY2025; 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 3; records 1–50 of 122 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. IndustryPayments. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629198726?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e.
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IndustryPayments. (2026). ERICA E HIGHTOWER, NPI 1629198726, CMS profile ID 164812. General Payments, PY2025; 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 3; records 1–50 of 122 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629198726?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e.
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ERICA E HIGHTOWER, NPI 1629198726, CMS profile ID 164812, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2025; 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 3; records 1–50 of 122 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb0b1734-1410-429d-92f6-3f4b35218e5e. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629198726?year=2025&recipient=provider#records-h.

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Payment records · PY2025

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General Payments · PY2025 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30

122 matching records · $2,605.50 reported total · 0 disputed

Nature of payment: All payment types

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Showing records 1–50 of 122.

Paying entityAmountDate Nature of paymentDispute statusPublication flagsPublished Record IDSource
Dexcom, Inc. $122.4112/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1250484693 CMS
Insulet Corporation $9.7312/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207134338 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $19.5112/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1218970930 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $22.7312/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1214157530 CMS
Insulet Corporation $8.7412/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207163992 CMS
Sequel Med Tech, LLC $7.2512/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1243736741 CMS
Insulet Corporation $9.0512/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207163279 CMS
Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC $40.6312/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1223115295 CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $23.4712/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1241294057 CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $8.5011/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1241294054 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $22.0111/13/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1214157552 CMS
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. $22.9911/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1181716914 CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC. $1.7111/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1246817114 CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC. $4.5711/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1246817120 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.4011/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1189117374 CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $16.7910/31/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1220536425 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $18.4810/30/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1225575768 CMS
Insulet Corporation $10.2210/30/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207124805 CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc $17.0010/28/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1238689784 CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $9.1510/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1241294051 CMS
Insulet Corporation $8.3610/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207159219 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $10.2210/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1189074335 CMS
KYOWA KIRIN, INC. $19.9310/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1222087218 CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $39.4310/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1248269181 CMS
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.9010/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1223640632 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $23.2010/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1214157500 CMS
Insulet Corporation $5.4910/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207119800 CMS
Insulet Corporation $7.7310/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207158403 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $20.1810/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1243961519 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $23.4909/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1189126750 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $17.4909/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1233421852 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.1009/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1188926628 CMS
Insulet Corporation $8.1509/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207115006 CMS
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. $24.4509/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1181716912 CMS
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc $29.2409/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1237049137 CMS
Intra-Sana Laboratories $14.8909/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1251421746 CMS
Sequel Med Tech, LLC $150.0009/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1243736735 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.3709/05/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1189077664 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $30.7309/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1202044391 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $30.0109/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1202935026 CMS
Insulet Corporation $8.1109/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207112147 CMS
Mannkind Corporation $14.1709/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1250875866 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $37.6308/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1250484691 CMS
Insulet Corporation $7.7308/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1207110703 CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. $24.3208/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1241294046 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.7808/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1228658725 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $20.7208/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1214157462 CMS
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC. $14.9708/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1181716910 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.1608/13/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1222988582 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $23.5608/11/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: NEW
06/30/2026 1186611220 CMS

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $8,232.66 165
PY2020 $3,880.47 63
PY2021 $9,188.50 115
PY2022 $1,661.51 88
PY2023 $3,836.99 206
PY2024 $5,000.32 171
PY2025 $2,605.50 122

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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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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