NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D.

Legal Medicine · Raleigh, NC

Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1740496942, issued on May 15, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 23603, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740496942
Name
Joseph Martin Lightsey
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Legal Medicine 173000000X
License number
23603 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
831 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone
(919) 838-3825
Enumerated
May 15, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $42.05

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biosense Webster, Inc. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,618.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Lightsey$42.05
  2. Specialty average$4,618.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joseph Martin Lightsey among 18 legal medicine records in North Carolina

Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D. is one of 18 legal medicine records with a practice address in North Carolina. 33% 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 67% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Legal Medicine providers in North Carolina

There are 18 legal medicine records in North Carolina.

The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Neulicht, PHDRaleigh, NC 276151235330317
  2. James Scovil, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101386648756
  3. David Skowronek, MDRandleman, NC 273171477577328
  4. Michael Haahs, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281171841257516
  5. Samuel FortSalisbury, NC 281441841254166
  6. Sandra Swanson, M. D.Salisbury, NC 281441346204369
  7. Patricia Chamberlin, M.D.Asheboro, NC 272031558422600
  8. Holly Lee, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061184722696

Common questions

What is Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740496942, issued on May 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 831 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC, 27699. Phone: (919) 838-3825. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Martin Lightsey, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23603, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.