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Christine Lee Hightower, DNP, APRN, NP-C

Individual provider Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1932496841

Christine Lee Hightower, DNP, APRN, NP-C is a Nurse Practitioner in Fort Myers, Florida. Qualified in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc, a 12-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida.

Years since qualifying
15
Licensed in
FL
In the registry since
2011
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
The highest clinical degree in nursing.
APRN — Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
The umbrella licence covering nurse practitioners, midwives, anaesthetists and clinical nurse specialists.
NP-C — Nurse Practitioner, Certified
A nurse practitioner certified by the AANP.

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Practice location Address checks out

11218 Canopy Loop
Fort Myers, FL 33913-7541
Phone: (239) 851-3711
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Specialties & licences

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363LA2200X · Licence APRN9264388 (FL)
Nurse Practitioner Taxonomy 363L00000X · Licence APRN9264388 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1932496841
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DNP , APRN , NP-C
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 30, 2011
Last updated in NPPESApril 21, 2025
Certification dateApril 21, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice The Christian And Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc — 12 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients207
Services billed 1,026 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age86

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $43 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Florida Hospice · Melbourne, FL
  • Lee Memorial Hospital Hospital · Fort Myers, FL
  • Shell Point Home Health Home health agency · Fort Myers, FL
  • Larsen Health Center Nursing home · Fort Myers, FL

Colleagues at The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 12 clinicians in the practice; 10 are shown here.

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