Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · St George, UT
Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1740290360, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Utah 12330716-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth M. Lightheart
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 12330716-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1380 E Medical Center Dr, St George, UT 84790
- Phone
- (435) 251-2500
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2025
- Fax
- (385) 297-2167
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240117002913); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1380 E Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth M. Lightheart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 12330716-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,978 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate168 claims
- Eliquis147 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Losartan Potassium141 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate129 claims
- Furosemide106 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: $356.90
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Grande Ronde Hospital IncLa Grande, OR
- Ihc Health Services IncMesquite, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth M. Lightheart among 163 cardiovascular disease physician records in Utah
Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D. is one of 163 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Utah. 83% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 93 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Utah
There are 163 cardiovascular disease physician records in Utah.
All 163 in Utah → Every provider in St George → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Blake Gardner, MDSt George, UT 847901134301997
- Ralph Jensen, M.D.St George, UT 847901750351029
- Jamison Jones, MDSt George, UT 847901205031549
- Nicholas Laffely, M.D.St George, UT 847901801981410
- Lynn Nimer, M.D.St George, UT 847901689635922
- Gary Petersen, MDSt George, UT 847901295775971
- Ryan Van Woerkom, MDSaint George, UT 847901477871192
- Daniel Varela, M.D.St George, UT 847901508220054
Common questions
What is Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740290360, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1380 E Medical Center Dr, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 251-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 12330716-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth M. Lightheart, M.D. had 1,978 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.