MELVIN W LIGHTFORD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine NASHVILLE, TN NPI 1467494591
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General Payments — all program years on this page
$9,147.31
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 542
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $1,356.80 across 70 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
- Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.
By nature of payment
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,356.80 | 70 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk AS | $213.80 | 11 |
| Acerta Pharma LLC | $162.75 | 9 |
| ABBVIE INC. | $144.43 | 8 |
| Amgen Inc. | $106.96 | 5 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $105.73 | 6 |
| PFIZER INC. | $93.96 | 6 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $89.44 | 4 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $76.61 | 4 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $76.31 | 4 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $53.62 | 3 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $49.94 | 2 |
| CeQur Corporation | $48.78 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $42.59 | 2 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $24.59 | 1 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $19.27 | 1 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.23 | 1 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $15.46 | 1 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $14.33 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (70)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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