Teresa Lightner, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Harlingen, TX
Teresa Lightner, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1578553194, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Texas J1295, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Lightner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- J1295 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Haine Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 425-7200
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 421-5220
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Teresa Lightner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J1295Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Teresa Lightner among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Teresa Lightner, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harlingen
They are 72 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Teresa Lightner, MD's NPI number?
Teresa Lightner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578553194, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Lightner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Haine Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 425-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Lightner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J1295, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Teresa Lightner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Lightner, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.