NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher David Best, DPT

Physical Therapist · San Diego, CA

Christopher David Best, DPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1942594486, issued on Jun 1, 2011. Check the license (California 37842, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942594486
Name
Christopher David Best
Credential
DPT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
37842 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16950 Via Tazon, San Diego, CA 92127
Phone
(858) 521-2265
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241007001067); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 16950 Via Tazon

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

  1. Amy Abola, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1306854898
  2. Marie Adamson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518938950
  3. Lanza AttishaPhysical Therapist1396599874
  4. Stephen Ball, DPTPhysical Therapist1437644044
  5. Stephen Beeson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740390186
  6. Denise Bienias, P.T.Physical Therapist1134322704

Verify Christopher David Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bloomfield Physical TherapyFalcon, CO

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

Christopher David Best among 22,531 physical therapist records in California

Christopher David Best, DPT is one of 22,531 physical therapist records with a practice address in California. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 36% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 7,751 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,382 physical therapist records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 1,382 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 22,531 physical therapist records in California.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Denise Bienias, P.T.San Diego, CA 921271134322704
  2. Catherine Brunswick, PTSan Diego, CA 921271407819394
  3. Darlene Ecleonel, P.TSan Diego, CA 921271922298280
  4. Christin Ernst, D.P.T.San Diego, CA 921271255432225
  5. Doris Flood, MS PTSan Diego, CA 921271568573277
  6. James Flood, MS PTSan Diego, CA 921271710098421
  7. Amy Fong, MPTSan Diego, CA 921271114102209
  8. Catherine Gillespie, MPTSan Diego, CA 921271972612596

Common questions

What is Christopher David Best, DPT's NPI number?

Christopher David Best, DPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942594486, issued on Jun 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher David Best, DPT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16950 Via Tazon, San Diego, CA, 92127. Phone: (858) 521-2265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher David Best, DPT's license?

NPPES lists California license number 37842, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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