What is Joel Lightner's specialty?

Joel Lightner (NPI 1760659684) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Diagnostic Radiology in Huntsville, AL.

Where does Joel Lightner practice?

Joel Lightner practices in Huntsville, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760659684.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Lightner?

Joel Lightner (NPI 1760659684) received approximately $95K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,060 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760659684

Joel LightnerM.D.

Diagnostic RadiologyHuntsville, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,355

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,386

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$89K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 407 Diagnostic Radiology providers in AL — above median (cohort median 3,257).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.4

Quality

100.0

Cost

41.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.31%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Lightner's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 50 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA	517	621
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA	199	420
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	134	212
Bassam Omar Cardiology · Mobile, AL	70	139
Melanie Clark Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	35	59
Brandon Nichols Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	34	118
NPI 1376597831	31	58
SPRINGHILL HOSPITALS, INC	31	49
Carol Motley Family Practice · Foley, AL	27	68
LIFEGUARD AMBULANCE SERVICE LLC	25	82
Robert Perkins Family Practice · Mobile, AL	24	52
Shikha Gupta Nuclear Medicine · Mobile, AL	23	93

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history