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CHARLES HIGHTOWER, M.D. is an orthopedic surgery located at 1200 AIRPORT HEIGHTS DR in ANCHORAGE, AK.
Charles Hightower is one of 71 orthopedic providers listed in ANCHORAGE, AK on AdvOrtho.
Practice at a glance
Charles Hightower's most frequently billed Medicare service in 2024 was therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes for 90 Medicare patients.
Distinct procedures
11
Medicare patients
191
busiest single service
Care setting
100% office
mostly outpatient
Most-performed procedures, 2024
Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
1,097
90 patients · above the national median of 230
Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes
330
50 patients · above the national median of 103
Therapy procedure using functional activities
249
64 patients · above the national median of 138
Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes
240
31 patients · above the national median of 147
Therapy procedure using massage, each 15 minutes
200
14 patients · below the national median of 313
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
119
84 patients · above the state median of 62
Training and practice
Charles Hightower has been in practice since 2007, after graduating from University of Minnesota Medical School.
- Practices with Juneau Bone and Joint Center LLC (15 clinicians)
- Affiliated with Bartlett Regional Hospital, Petersburg Medical Center and Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
- Offers telehealth visits
Registry record
- Licensed in Minnesota and Alaska - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
- Practices within a group or organization
Where this comes from
Procedure volumes:CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, 2024. Fee-for-service claims only, so they exclude privately insured, Medicare Advantage and pediatric patients - volume is not comparable across practices with different patient mixes. These are billing records, not outcomes.
Training and practice: CMS Doctors and Clinicians list. A graduation year is when training finished, not years of orthopedic experience or a board certification. Affiliations come from Medicare enrollment and may be incomplete.
Registry details: NPPES. Subspecialties are self-reported at registration, not a board certification.
Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
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