Cody Lee Hightower, MD - Medicare Orthopaedic Surgery in Douglasville, GA

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Cody Lee Hightower, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery" physician in Douglasville, Georgia. His current practice location is 2976 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 200, Douglasville, Georgia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (770) 949-8558.

Cody Lee Hightower is licensed to practice in Georgia (license number 91842) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1275986655.

Contact Information

Cody Lee Hightower, MD
2976 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 200,
Douglasville, GA 30135-1849
(770) 949-8558
(770) 949-6966

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Physician's Profile

Full NameCody Lee Hightower
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Location2976 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 200, Douglasville, Georgia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1275986655
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/20/2016
  • Last Update Date: 08/31/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1052793627
  • Enrollment ID: I20220728001651

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Cody Lee Hightower such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1275986655NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery LL39846 (South Carolina)Secondary
207XS0106XOrthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery 91842 (Georgia)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Cody Lee Hightower allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameOrthoatlanta, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1851937114
PECOS PAC ID: 3971406885
Enrollment ID: O20040129000005
Entity NamePiedmont Orthopedics, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1114317062
PECOS PAC ID: 4385963172
Enrollment ID: O20150429000361

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Cody Lee Hightower is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Cody Lee Hightower, MD
2976 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 200,
Douglasville, GA 30135-1849

Ph: (770) 949-8558		Cody Lee Hightower, MD
2976 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 200,
Douglasville, GA 30135-1849

Ph: (770) 949-8558

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