Dr Melvin W Lightford, MD in Nashville, TN - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Melvin W Lightford, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Nashville, Tennessee. He went to Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine and graduated in 1983 and has 41 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Metropolitan Hospital Authority and his current practice location is 131 French Landing Dr, Nashville, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (615) 254-9981.

Dr Melvin W Lightford is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 15942) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1467494591.

Contact Information

	Dr Melvin W Lightford, MD
	131 French Landing Dr, Nashville, TN 37228-1511
	(615) 254-9981
	(615) 254-9747

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Melvin W Lightford
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	41 Years
Location	131 French Landing Dr, Nashville, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Melvin W Lightford attended and graduated from Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine in 1983

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1467494591
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/12/2006
Last Update Date: 03/20/2023

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8820900566
Enrollment ID: I20040617000564

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Melvin W Lightford such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1467494591	NPI	-	NPPES
3057012	Other	TN	BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD
3836277	Medicaid	TN
4316318	Other	TN	AETNA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	15942 (Tennessee)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Metropolitan Hospital Authority	3779775432	42

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Melvin W Lightford allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Metro Center Health Care Group Pc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1366484032 PECOS PAC ID: 8426960162 Enrollment ID: O20031103000155

Entity Name	Metropolitan Hospital Authority
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1710206156 PECOS PAC ID: 3779775432 Enrollment ID: O20101013000530

Entity Name	Dedicated Physicians Group Of Tennessee, Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1174144695 PECOS PAC ID: 5597187088 Enrollment ID: O20200630001589

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Melvin W Lightford is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Melvin W Lightford, MD 3024 Business Park Cir, Goodlettsville, TN 37072-3132 Ph: (615) 239-2018	Dr Melvin W Lightford, MD 131 French Landing Dr, Nashville, TN 37228-1511 Ph: (615) 254-9981

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Melvin W Lightford, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Nashville, TN