Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1801836259, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 19090, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Y. Lightford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19090 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 French Landing Dr, Nashville, TN 37228
- Phone
- (615) 254-9981
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 254-9747
- Medicaid ID
- 3863549 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Y. Lightford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19090Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $58.15
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CeQur Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Carolyn Y. Lightford among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
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Common questions
What is Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801836259, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 French Landing Dr, Nashville, TN, 37228. Phone: (615) 254-9981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 19090, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Y. Lightford, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.