Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Anaheim, CA
Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1568510428, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California A62858, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A62858 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807
- Phone
- (888) 988-2800
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A62858Check 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 psychiatry physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randall Burke, MDAnaheim, CA 928071639246499
- David Chandler, MDAnaheim, CA 928071326119231
- Amy Friedenberg, MDAnaheim, CA 928071215008255
- Carrie Ganek, MDAnaheim, CA 928071942369681
- Richard Kerley, MDAnaheim, CA 928071215008123
- Ronald Leino, MDAnaheim, CA 928071275604175
- Anjali Mangat, MDAnaheim, CA 928071962579805
- Richard Moldawsky, MDAnaheim, CA 928071447327390
Common questions
What is Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD's NPI number?
Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568510428, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92807. Phone: (888) 988-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A62858, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Cherie Bridgeford-Lightner, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.