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Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

4005 High Resort Boulevard Se
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 462-6000

Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD is an internist in Rio Rancho, NM specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and geriatrics (elderly care).

Office Locations

4005 High Resort Boulevard Se
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

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In The News

“Dr. Stephen Hightower will be monitoring patients at the new Presbyterian Kaseman Infusion Clinic, which will deliver two new medications intended to keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital.”—"Pandemic draws doctor back from retirement", Albuquerque Journal , December 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated as an internist in Rio Rancho, NM during 2012 were ear procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	1987
ear procedures	110
injections	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
skin procedures	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated as an internist in Rio Rancho, NM during 2013 were ear procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1553
ear procedures	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	108
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	602

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	45
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	569

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	100
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	757

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	65
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated as an internist in Rio Rancho, NM during 2017 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	701
ear procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	52
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated as an internist in Rio Rancho, NM during 2018 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	723
ear procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	59
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated as an internist in Rio Rancho, NM during 2019 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	494
ear procedures	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	157

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated as an internist in Rio Rancho, NM were ear procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and aspiration.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	838
ear procedures	36
injections	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	265
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	38
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	127
85 and over	47
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Mexico.

Licensed In: New Mexico

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen Hightower, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
HOLOGIC INC	$30 Prodesse $30

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$30

Biography

Dr. Stephen Hightower sees patients in Rio Rancho, NM. His medical specialties are general practice and geriatrics (elderly care). Dr. Hightower has obtained a license to practice in New Mexico.