Gary Lee Best, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Salem, VA
Gary Lee Best, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Salem, Virginia, and NPI 1770650228, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618001096, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Lee Best
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- 0618001096 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 904 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA 24153
- Phone
- (540) 389-0731
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100323000807); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest corneal and contact management optometrist records → All 27 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Verify Gary Lee Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618001096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $28.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Gary Lee Best among 27 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Virginia
Gary Lee Best, O.D. is one of 27 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 27 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Virginia.
All 27 in Virginia → Every provider in Salem → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- G. Butterworth, ODMartinsville, VA 241121114928934
- Olivia Schaubach, O.D.Blacksburg, VA 240601235144106
- Guy Dietels, O.D.Roanoke, VA 240121902855414
- Frank Villa, O.D.Lynchburg, VA 245021366448144
- Sherri Becker, O.D.Hampton, VA 236661306809629
- Elina Blaha, O.D.Newport News, VA 236021770582108
- Amanda MartinNorfolk, VA 235171235176850
- Kenneth Lebow, O.D., F.A.A.O.Virginia Beach, VA 234621902892599
Common questions
What is Gary Lee Best, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gary Lee Best, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770650228, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Lee Best, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 904 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA, 24153. Phone: (540) 389-0731. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Lee Best, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001096, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary Lee Best, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Lee Best, O.D. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.