Michael Hightower in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1975
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Hightower is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 49
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6002942216
NPI #: 1053389353
NPI Created On: 03/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/27/2007
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
C-4940
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• QualChoice Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
• USAble Mutual Insurance Company
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGL, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
8. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
9. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
10. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
11. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).