NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dana Best, MD, MPH

Pediatrics Physician · Bel Air, MD

Dana Best, MD, MPH is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Bel Air, Maryland, and NPI 1427130830, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0070581, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427130830
Name
Dana Best
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License numbers
D0070581 MD
MD32425 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1505 E Churchville RD, Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone
(410) 420-6970
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
028183400 DC
6708455 VA
127600000 MD
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1505 E Churchville RD

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

  1. Andrea Fontanez, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124721667
  2. Janet Mberekpe, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1063241768
  3. Jessica Sebastian, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1467726869
  4. Virginia Sise, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1447702535

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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Dana Best among 1,842 pediatrics physician records in Maryland

Dana Best, MD, MPH is one of 1,842 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 35% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 35% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 208000000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Bel Air

They are 27 of the 1,945 NPPES records with a practice address in Bel Air, and 1,842 pediatrics physician records in Maryland. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew BernsteinBel Air, MD 210141104963859
  2. William Dash, MDBel Air, MD 210141710097464
  3. Amanda Hinkle, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141154647733
  4. Marie Kanagie-McAleese, MDBel Air, MD 210141689734188
  5. Leigh Naughton, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141902912785
  6. Justin Newstadt, M.D.Bel Air, MD 210141053609594
  7. Ugonma Okparaocha, MDBel Air, MD 210141346261294
  8. Birhane Oljira, MDBel Air, MD 210141417968363

Common questions

What is Dana Best, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Dana Best, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427130830, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dana Best, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 E Churchville RD, Bel Air, MD, 21014. Phone: (410) 420-6970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dana Best, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0070581, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.