Stephanie Joy Hightower, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Murrells Inlet, SC
At a glance
4181 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576-5019
NPPES record updated Nov 12, 2025. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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Medicare & insurance
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Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
4181 Highway 17Murrells Inlet, SC 29576-5019
Additional reported practice locations
2405 N Fraser StGeorgetown, SC 294407764
Phone: 8435457274
Fax: 8435458315 8121 Rourk St
Myrtle Beach, SC 295724128
Phone: 8436925000
Fax: 8436925010 606 Black River Rd
Georgetown, SC 294403304
Phone: 8435277000
Fax: 8435208403 1220 21St Ave N
Myrtle Beach, SC 295777401
Phone: 8436528300
Fax: 8436528301
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Not reported in this file
- Graduation year
- 2007
- CMS specialties
- Nurse Practitioner
Practice groups
Reported hospital affiliations
- Musc Medical Center Charleston, SC
- Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC
- Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.
No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
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Industry-reported general payments
Includes reported transfers of value, such as meals, travel, or consulting. Payments do not establish improper conduct or quality of care. Research funding and ownership values are excluded from this total.
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Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $93.84 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC | $22.03 |
| PFIZER INC. | $19.84 |
| CELGENE CORPORATION | $18.08 |
| E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | $17.17 |
| ABBVIE INC. | $16.72 |
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Taxonomy code
- 363LF0000X
- Enumeration date
- Aug 27, 2007
- Record updated
- Nov 12, 2025
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- FNP-BC
Reported taxonomies and licenses
363LF0000X
License reported: 5286P KY
363LF0000X · Primary
License reported: 18163 SC
License numbers and credentials are reported to NPPES; HCPList does not independently verify them.
Practice location
4181 Highway 17Murrells Inlet, SC 29576-5019
- Phone
- (843) 652-3600
- Fax
- (843) 652-3602
Mailing address
PO BOX 421718GEORGETOWN, SC 294424203
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