NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Andrew Best, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Kansas City, MO

Christopher Andrew Best, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1225021140, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 20050035766, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225021140
Name
Christopher Andrew Best
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
20050035766 MO
0428745 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3027 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO 64128
Phone
(816) 861-6500
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2025
Fax
(866) 299-9553
Medicaid IDs
100372780A KS
B64000003 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060111001040); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3027 Prospect Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melanie Dolezal, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891238937
  2. Matthew Ott, D.O, MPHInternal Medicine Physician1295046613
  3. Juanitta Owusu Aborah, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225509334
  4. Kim RathRegistered Dietitian1700280047

Verify Christopher Andrew Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Christopher Best16
  2. Specialty average3,544

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 one group practice

  1. Macon County Samaritan HospitalMacon, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

322 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kansas City

They are 322 of the 13,759 NPPES records with a practice address in Kansas City, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

Other family medicine physician records in Missouri

  1. Mohammad Abbas, DOKirksville, MO1518537679
  2. Brandon Abbott, D.O.Kansas City, MO1356875702
  3. Ann Abbott Marin, DOArnold, MO1477132421
  4. Mohamed Abdalaziz, MDKansas City, MO1538578075
  5. Karam Abdelmasih, MD, APFestus, MO1093288508
  6. Afsheen Abdullah Patel, MDLees Summit, MO1598070377
  7. Christopher Abercrombie, DOArnold, MO1093787558
  8. Avery Abernathy, D.O.Kansas City, MO1013207836
  9. Kristia Abernathy, MDSaint Louis, MO1710545405
  10. Grant Abkemeier, DOColumbia, MO1922933712

Common questions

What is Christopher Andrew Best, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Andrew Best, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225021140, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Andrew Best, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3027 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO, 64128. Phone: (816) 861-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Andrew Best, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 20050035766, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Andrew Best, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Andrew Best, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.