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Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD

(Dr. Richard Russell Hightower Jr., M.D.)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Domestic (1993)

1000 Towne Center Boulevard Suite 701
Pooler, GA 31322

(912) 748-2280

Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD is a family medicine practitioner in Pooler, GA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Domestic in 1993 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD is affiliated with Memorial Health (Savannah, GA), Memorial Health System, HCA South Atlantic, St. Joseph's/Candler and PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP OF GEORGIA LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1000 Towne Center Boulevard Suite 701
Pooler, GA 31322

Address:

9 Chatham Center S
Savannah, GA 31405

aspiration	12
blood draw	634
diabetes management	143
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1032
hospital care	371
injections	12
inpatient care	371
lab tests	3164
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nursing home care	739
preventive care	1226
thyroid function tests	100
vaccines	134
X-rays	22

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	89
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	29
Cancer	6

aspiration	21
blood draw	671
diabetes management	133
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1118
hospital care	421
injections	21
inpatient care	421
lab tests	3246
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nursing home care	925
preventive care	1225
skin testing	14
thyroid function tests	115
tuberculosis (TB) testing	14
vaccines	178
X-rays	24

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	423
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	96
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	30
Cancer	8

blood draw	661
chronic care	385
diabetes management	158
doctor visit	987
hospital care	495
inpatient care	495
lab tests	3346
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nursing home care	1097
preventive care	1283
thyroid function tests	152
vaccines	163
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	15
X-rays	14

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	888
Black	262
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	494
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	220
Less than 65	164

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

blood draw	741
chronic care	467
diabetes management	215
doctor visit	1102
hospital care	598
inpatient care	598
lab tests	3792
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nursing home care	862
preventive care	1393
thyroid function tests	147
vaccines	174
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	16
X-rays	15

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	141
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	104
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

aspiration	22
blood draw	827
chronic care	239
diabetes management	232
doctor visit	1244
hospital care	445
injections	22
inpatient care	445
lab tests	4014
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nursing home care	764
preventive care	1496
thyroid function tests	159
vaccines	126
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	17
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	106
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

blood draw	873
chronic care	109
diabetes management	242
doctor visit	1386
hospital care	311
inpatient care	311
lab tests	4324
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nursing home care	846
preventive care	1549
thyroid function tests	169
vaccines	91
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	16
X-rays	15

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	150
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	95
Less than 65	101

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

blood draw	951
diabetes management	228
doctor visit	1596
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
lab tests	4849
musculoskeletal imaging	11
nursing home care	486
preventive care	1564
thyroid function tests	213
vaccines	48
X-rays	11

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	93
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

blood draw	928
diabetes management	225
doctor visit	1327
lab tests	4833
nursing home care	214
preventive care	1603
thyroid function tests	299
vaccines	38

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	62
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

blood draw	1670
diabetes management	450
doctor visit	2315
lab tests	9303
nursing home care	602
preventive care	3274
thyroid function tests	620
vaccines	90

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Pooler, GA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

aspiration	18
blood draw	884
chronic care	300
diabetes management	225
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1348
hospital care	399
injections	18
inpatient care	399
lab tests	4549
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nursing home care	726
preventive care	1626
skin testing	14
thyroid function tests	220
tuberculosis (TB) testing	14
vaccines	118
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	16
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	114
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	409
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	86
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	238

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	20

Education & Training

Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD graduated from Domestic in 1993. He completed residency at Memorial University Medical Center. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Domestic (1993)

Residency: Memorial University Medical Center (1996)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard R. Hightower Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Health (Savannah, GA)

Memorial Health System

HCA South Atlantic

St. Joseph's/Candler

PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP OF GEORGIA LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,762 FARXIGA $1,257	SYMBICORT $689	CRESTOR $226	BYDUREON WEEKLY $148	ONGLYZA $118	Other $324
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,027 Ozempic $591	RYBELSUS $346	NovoLog $262	Tresiba $259	Victoza $180	Other $389
Pfizer Inc.	$1,660 ELIQUIS $243	COLOGUARD $211	NURTEC ODT $206	VIAGRA $183	PREVNAR 20 $140	Other $676
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,157 BASAGLAR $264	JARDIANCE $245	MOUNJARO $227	TRULICITY $181	GLYXAMBI $93	Other $147
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$928 ANORO $264	SHINGRIX $203	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $115	BREO $100	TANZEUM $99	Other $147
Other	$10,384 Repatha $513	XARELTO $505	JARDIANCE $483	Vascepa $404	Myrbetriq $376	Other $8,102

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$18,715
Education	$131
Gift	$59
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$12

Biography

Dr. Richard Hightower is a physician who specializes in family medicine. Dr. Hightower's professional affiliations include St. Joseph's/Candler and Memorial Health (Savannah, GA). He is a graduate of Domestic. He trained at Memorial University Medical Center for residency.

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