Aaron Patrick Best, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Forrest City, AR
Aaron Patrick Best, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Forrest City, Arkansas, and NPI 1013954320, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E-11587, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Patrick Best
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- E-11587 AR
46170 MN
P1964 TX
46838-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 New Castle RD, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Phone
- (870) 261-0000
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 34559700 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240223002993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1601 New Castle RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Brewer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891034047
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Verify Aaron Patrick Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-11587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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.
Bills Medicare through 9 group practices
- Ambassador Physician Services LLCLafayette, LA
- Comprehensive Hospitalist Services OF Texas PLLCOdessa, TX
- Crawford Physician Services PLLCVan Buren, AR
- Gulf Coast Physician Services, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
- Hospital Internists OF Texas LLCAustin, TX
- Hub City Physician Group LLCKaplan, LA
- Jefferson Davis Physician Services, LLCJennings, LA
- Northern Alabama Physicians, LLPEnterprise, AL
- St. Bernard Physician Services, LLCChalmette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron Patrick Best among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Aaron Patrick Best, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Forrest City
They are 5 of the 377 NPPES records with a practice address in Forrest City, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sudesh Banaji, M.DForrest City, AR 723351003815192
- Sudhir Kumar, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351275509069
- Frank Schwartz, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351568451136
- Alisha Wyatt, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351528257250
- Purnima Sarkar, MDEarle, AR 723311205899572
- Praveen Kanneganti, M.DHelena, AR 723421710116801
- Edward Pillow, MDHelena, AR 723421659387181
- Prabhakara Tukivakala, MDHelena, AR 723421659474161
Common questions
What is Aaron Patrick Best, MD's NPI number?
Aaron Patrick Best, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013954320, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Patrick Best, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 New Castle RD, Forrest City, AR, 72335. Phone: (870) 261-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Patrick Best, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-11587, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron Patrick Best, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Patrick Best, MD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; 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.