Melvin W. Lightford, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

15942 Issued in TN

Practice address

131 French Landing Dr
Nashville, TN 37228-1511

Phone

(615) 254-9981

Fax

(615) 254-9747

NPI assigned

Jun 12, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

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

Internal Medicine

Education

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, 1983

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Metropolitan Hospital AuthorityGroup PAC ID 3779775432, 50 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Metro Nashville General Hospital Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440111

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

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.

• Metro Center Health Care Group PC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1366484032

  Internal Medicine, TN

  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Metropolitan Hospital Authority

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1710206156

  TN

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Dedicated Physicians Group of Tennessee, PLLC

  • Non-Pharmacy Dispensing Site
  • Miami, FL
  • NPI 1174144695

  TN

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Access to Care, LLC

  • Gerontology Registered Nurse
  • Springfield, TN
  • NPI 1669646873
  NPD (past)
• Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc.

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1396767430
  NPD (past)

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

• Nashville General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1568551455

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "3024 BUSINESS PARK CIR",
            "city": "GOODLETTSVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "370723132",
            "telephone_number": "615-239-2018"
        },
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "131 FRENCH LANDING DR",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372281511",
            "telephone_number": "615-254-9981",
            "fax_number": "615-254-9747"
        }
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-12",
        "last_updated": "2023-03-20",
        "certification_date": "2023-03-20",
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• William H Liggett, MD
• Emerald Liggins
• Mariah Light, CRNA
• Mackenzie Anne Lighterink, AUD
• Carolyn Y Lightford, M.D.
• Lightyear Health Clinic Tennessee, PC
• Angela Ladawn Ligon-Manning, LPN
• Frances E Likis, DRPH, NP, CNM
• Monica Renee Lile, PHARMD
• Ann McCain Lillard, NURSE PRACTITIONER

• All providers in Nashville, TN
• Internal Medicine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 20, 2023; 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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