Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D.
Optometrist · Tahlequah, OK
Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and NPI 1366671497, issued on Jul 10, 2009. Check the license (Oklahoma WAITING FOR LICENCE, as entered in NPPES) with the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Robert Lighthizer
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- WAITING FOR LICENCE OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 N Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
- Phone
- (918) 458-2109
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (918) 458-2310
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091023000310); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 N Grand Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nathan Robert Lighthizer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oklahoma board licenses this profession
Search for license WAITING FOR LICENCECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $308,548.74
223 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Northeastern State University College OF OptometrySalina, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Robert Lighthizer among 892 optometrist records in Oklahoma
Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D. is one of 892 optometrist records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 620 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 optometrist records list a practice address in Tahlequah
They are 72 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Tahlequah, and 892 optometrist records in Oklahoma.
All 892 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tahlequah → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rodney Bendure, ODTahlequah, OK 744641033138037
- Leland Carr, ODTahlequah, OK 744641891786778
- Joe Cope, ODTahlequah, OK 744641760488951
- George Fulk, ODTahlequah, OK 744641508886938
- Lisa Hatfield, O.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641972585545
- James Mahaney, O.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641689621021
- Alan McKee, ODTahlequah, OK 744641326068750
- Earlena McKee, ODTahlequah, OK 744641235159666
Common questions
What is Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366671497, issued on Jul 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 N Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK, 74464. Phone: (918) 458-2109. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Robert Lighthizer, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number WAITING FOR LICENCE, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma 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.