Melani Lighter, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

036157860 Issued in IL

Practice address

1801 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612-4795

Phone

(312) 355-4300

NPI assigned

Jul 6, 2015

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisGroup PAC ID 3072422716, 1,134 clinicians

Saint Anthony Health AffiliatesGroup PAC ID 1254321474, 95 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140150

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.28 of 100Reported as group

Quality

73.53

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.73

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Saint Anthony Health Affiliates

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1881086064
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

  • Anatomic Pathology Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1386863819
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Saint Anthony Health Affiliates

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1295757771
  NPD
• Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Arlington Heights, IL
  • NPI 1962219568
  NPD (past)
• Swedishamerican Hospital

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Rockford, IL
  • NPI 1962451732
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1861431751
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1200 W HARRISON ST",
            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "606073320"
        },
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            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "606124795",
            "telephone_number": "312-355-4300"
        }
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        "first_name": "MELANI",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2015-07-06",
        "last_updated": "2025-03-06",
        "certification_date": "2025-03-06",
        "status": "A"
    },
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}

• Jelisa Liggins
• Tiesha Liggins, MA
• Light on Anxiety, P.C.
• Hollis S Light, PT
• Lighter Landings PLLC
• Loren Brijon Lightfoot, LCPC
• Lighthouse Psychiatry, PLLC
• Lighthouse Therapy Collective
• Lighthouse Wellness Institute
• Lighting Fires Counseling PLLC

• Surgery Physician in Chicago, IL
• Providers in Chicago, IL by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 6, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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