Michael John Light, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Shelbyville, KY
Michael John Light, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and NPI 1508863648, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 36355, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael John Light
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 36355 KY
01056762A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1108 Main Street, Shelbyville, KY 40065
- Phone
- (502) 513-5058
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 513-5215
- Medicaid IDs
- 64038847 KY
2003610101A IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070709000425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael John Light in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 36355Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine185 claims
- Clonazepam171 claims
- Alprazolam147 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl129 claims
- Topiramate121 claims
- Diazepam116 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: $245.47
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Ppl Therapeutic Services PLLCErlanger, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael John Light among 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky
Michael John Light, MD is one of 503 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 2084P0800X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky.
All 503 in Kentucky → Every provider in Shelbyville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lori Legrand, MDShelbyville, KY 400651336168251
- Timothy Nolan, MDSpringfield, KY 400691407916760
- Shawn Brown, M.D.Waddy, KY 400761609910108
- Quinton Meek, M.D.Lebanon, KY 400331912952458
- Scott Hedges, MDLa Grange, KY 400311154364750
- Eric LeschLa Grange, KY 400311316470214
- Charles Noplis, M.D.La Grange, KY 400311639330780
- Sarah Acland, M.D.Crestwood, KY 400141750489944
Common questions
What is Michael John Light, MD's NPI number?
Michael John Light, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508863648, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael John Light, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1108 Main Street, Shelbyville, KY, 40065. Phone: (502) 513-5058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael John Light, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 36355, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael John Light, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael John Light, MD had 2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; 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.