Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417515875, issued on May 31, 2019. Check the license (Texas V6870, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Shyh Wang Best
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License number
- V6870 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250724003805); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Shyh Wang Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V6870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl11 claims
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.
Christine Shyh Wang Best among 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas
Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD is one of 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tue Dinh, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942246616
- Michael Eisemann, MDHouston, TX 770301821095639
- Jeffrey Friedman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942235114
- Patrick Garvey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386620490
- Lior Heller, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730119025
- Michael Klebuc, M.D.Houston, TX 770301225067887
- Mimi Leong, M.D., M.S.Houston, TX 770301295830560
- Christopher Livingston, M.D.Houston, TX 770301518999135
Common questions
What is Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD's NPI number?
Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417515875, issued on May 31, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V6870, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Shyh Wang Best, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.