Harrell Lightfoot, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Greensboro, NC
Harrell Lightfoot, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1619137312, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harrell Lightfoot
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 076489 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 E Wendover Ave Ste 411, Greensboro, NC 27401
- Phone
- (336) 832-3200
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200707000745); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 E Wendover Ave Ste 411
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bailey Chambers, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1477248441
- Tessa Conte, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497132898
- Samuel Peickert, DNP-CNurse Practitioner1609619899
- Myron Roddenberry, PAPhysician Assistant1346245040
Verify Harrell Lightfoot in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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: $214.35
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harrell Lightfoot among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Harrell Lightfoot, MD is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greensboro → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bryan Bartle, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274011043214687
- Romulo Fajardo, MDGreensboro, NC 274011205366374
- Edward Gerhardt, MDGreensboro, NC 274011679578652
- Steven Hendrickson, MDGreensboro, NC 274011467457283
- Peter Van Trigt, MDGreensboro, NC 274011427053263
- Nnamdi NwaejikeChapel Hill, NC 275141760935274
- Olivia Scott, PA-CChapel Hill, NC 275141366269185
- Ashok Venkataraman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141285864074
Common questions
What is Harrell Lightfoot, MD's NPI number?
Harrell Lightfoot, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619137312, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harrell Lightfoot, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 E Wendover Ave Ste 411, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Phone: (336) 832-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harrell Lightfoot, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Harrell Lightfoot, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harrell Lightfoot, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.