Covered recipient · General Payments record

ROBERT B HIGHTOWER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine

NPI: 1861425878
CMS profile: 175624
Location: CUSHING, OK

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$7,621.45

Reported across 483 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,443.47

77 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 payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,443.47	77

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Acerta Pharma LLC	$382.35	18
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$147.33	7
ABBVIE INC.	$95.43	5
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$94.39	5
Lundbeck LLC	$88.91	5
Lilly USA, LLC	$87.26	6
Novo Nordisk AS	$85.13	5
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$75.59	4
PFIZER INC.	$69.82	5
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$59.99	3
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$39.11	1
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$35.96	2
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$31.77	2
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$30.81	2
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$25.99	1
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.89	1
ITI, Inc.	$15.48	1
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$15.24	1
Alkermes, Inc.	$14.44	1
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$13.87	1
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$13.71	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$752.57	57
PY2019	$918.81	61
PY2020	$551.70	37
PY2021	$676.52	44
PY2022	$1,810.20	115
PY2023	$1,468.18	92
PY2024	$1,443.47	77

Payment records · PY2024 (77)

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

Program year 2024 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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
ABBVIE INC.	$21.16	01/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103917147	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.14	04/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103917149	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$21.60	06/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103917151	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.21	09/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103917153	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$16.32	10/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103917155	CMS
Alkermes, Inc.	$14.44	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1120516184	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.03	01/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105619767	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$14.43	02/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105206293	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$92.09	02/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105494751	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.36	02/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105790322	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$13.26	03/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105612003	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.79	03/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104381017	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.92	03/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105285390	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.49	04/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105642772	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$20.95	04/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105675875	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$11.39	05/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104737561	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.60	06/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105764420	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.68	07/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104280819	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.48	07/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104624908	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.89	08/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104745409	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$20.32	09/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105680673	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.61	10/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105874751	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.17	10/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105704604	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.89	11/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104546456	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$22.96	02/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148316000	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$15.40	07/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148316002	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$20.08	09/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148316004	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$18.38	10/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148316008	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$17.57	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148316006	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.89	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118191755	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$39.11	11/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138862123	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$25.39	10/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116502043	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$13.43	11/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116651979	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$21.17	12/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116340362	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$15.48	02/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1143242889	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$15.10	04/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078137699	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$15.71	06/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078137703	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.29	05/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135392171	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.16	06/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135367716	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.17	08/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135336053	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.25	09/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135370134	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$13.73	10/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135392855	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$13.66	11/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135380228	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$17.88	01/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145925080	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$14.77	03/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145925082	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$18.50	04/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145925084	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$22.23	04/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145925086	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$15.53	05/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145925088	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$15.24	09/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141974140	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$17.05	02/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147330149	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$18.91	03/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147340949	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.60	03/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096791283	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.25	05/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097535159	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.03	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096573198	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.53	09/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097165773	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$13.72	11/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096590647	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$19.39	01/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118908649	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$21.29	02/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118908651	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$16.27	05/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118908653	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$18.64	06/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118908655	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$13.18	05/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131449736	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.82	06/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131533740	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.69	07/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131785298	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$13.58	08/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131767950	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$13.55	12/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131137751	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.00	08/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151072068	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.77	10/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151072070	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$13.87	01/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153450427	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$20.49	01/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864437	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$15.71	04/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864439	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$20.42	08/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864441	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$22.00	09/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864443	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$25.93	10/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864445	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$24.37	11/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864447	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$18.41	12/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148864449	CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$25.99	01/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147820661	CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$13.71	04/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151559486	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
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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