Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner · Lewistown, PA
Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598208951, issued on Dec 2, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP016546, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Lightner
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- SP016546 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 E 3RD St, Lewistown, PA 17044
- Phone
- (717) 242-7297
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171102003248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 211 E 3RD St
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Verify Melissa A. Lightner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP016546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Morphine Sulfate Er26 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Lightner among 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP is one of 3,916 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,360 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 363L00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lewistown
They are 23 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Lewistown, and 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP's NPI number?
Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598208951, issued on Dec 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 E 3RD St, Lewistown, PA, 17044. Phone: (717) 242-7297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP016546, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Lightner, CRNP had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.