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Dr. Joyce Dixon Hightower, MD

Family Medicine Physician in Sacramento, CA · enumerated 2008.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Joyce Dixon Hightower

Credential MD

Sex Female

Practice address Sacramento, CA, 95817

Phone (916) 737-5555

Enumeration date Feb 4, 2008

Last updated in NPPES Aug 10, 2020

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

207Q00000X Family Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License G66200 (CA) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

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Joyce Hightower is registered in NPPES with the primary taxonomy of Family Medicine Physician. The taxonomy code describes the provider's classification and area of specialization for claims and credentialing.

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2020-08-10.