Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD
Family Medicine Physician · New Haven, CT
Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1427589381, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (Connecticut 73293, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 73293 CT
MT213586 PA
MD19047 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
- Phone
- (203) 503-0450
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230512001316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 73293Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Planned Parenthood OF Southern New England IncNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best among 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut
Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD is one of 958 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2009 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD's NPI number?
Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427589381, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT, 06511. Phone: (203) 503-0450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 73293, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ayiti-Carmel Maharaj-Best, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.