NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Devon Best

Hospitalist Physician · West Columbia, SC

Devon Best is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1396373841, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 90766, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1396373841
Name
Devon Best
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
90766 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 936-7372
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Jan 16, 2024
Fax
(803) 936-4102
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230907003640); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2720 Sunset Blvd

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

  1. Carolyn Abrams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003839788
  2. Cara Adams, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013682350
  3. Delcie Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1821317199
  4. Alison Aguilera, DNP, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1437034774
  5. Ayesha AhmadHospitalist Physician1083243893
  6. Andrea Allen, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679091128

Verify Devon Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 90766
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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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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

467 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Devon Best467
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  3. Prednisone20 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
  5. Gabapentin15 claims
  6. Furosemide14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Devon Best among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina

Devon Best is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

47 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 47 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Benedict, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691639283088
  2. Michael Capuano, DOWest Columbia, SC 291691679548697
  3. Curt Charnes, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691588621817
  4. Eric Freiberger, D.O.West Columbia, SC 291691881690147
  5. Troy Gamble, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691982662532
  6. David Ha, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691467469304
  7. Barbara Magera, MD, PHARM. DWest Columbia, SC 291691891776621
  8. Ted Marshall, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691619930229

Common questions

What is Devon Best's NPI number?

Devon Best's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396373841, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Devon Best located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-7372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Devon Best's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90766, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Devon Best prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Devon Best had 467 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.