Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Briarwood, NY
Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Briarwood, New York, and NPI 1144223603, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (New York 040660, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam W. Lighter
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 040660 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14108 84TH Dr, Briarwood, NY 11435
- Phone
- (718) 658-2697
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adam W. Lighter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 040660Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $50.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Adam W. Lighter among 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York
Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S. is one of 7,828 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in New York. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Briarwood
They are 3 of the 214 NPPES records with a practice address in Briarwood, and 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144223603, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14108 84TH Dr, Briarwood, NY, 11435. Phone: (718) 658-2697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 040660, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam W. Lighter, D.D.S. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.