NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Geraldine Sarah Best, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Upper Montclair, NJ

Geraldine Sarah Best, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and NPI 1285967778, issued on Sep 15, 2009. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00493700, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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
1285967778
Name
Geraldine Sarah Best
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
26NJ00493700 NJ
RN153881 GA
F336432-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
622-624 Valley RD Apt 5B, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Phone
(973) 294-9385
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2026
Fax
(949) 695-3590
Medicaid ID
295667516A GA
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey 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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Industry payments in 2024: $645.87

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Geraldine Best$645.87
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Geraldine Sarah Best among 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey

Geraldine Sarah Best, NP is one of 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 8% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Upper Montclair

They are 2 of the 115 NPPES records with a practice address in Upper Montclair, and 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.

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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Karmina CartasanoMontclair, NJ 070431457974628
  2. Anna Higgins, PMHNP-BCUpper Montclair, NJ 070431609647197
  3. Laura Cannito, APNVerona, NJ 070441235361130
  4. Danielle Coffey, NPVerona, NJ 070441649194499
  5. Michael Feldman, PA-CMontclair, NJ 070421417459876
  6. Crystal Fitzpatrick, APNMontclair, NJ 070421497832166
  7. Sophie HendersonMontclair, NJ 070421972337210
  8. Shawn Joseph, NPMontclair, NJ 070421548913486

Common questions

What is Geraldine Sarah Best, NP's NPI number?

Geraldine Sarah Best, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285967778, issued on Sep 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Geraldine Sarah Best, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 622-624 Valley RD Apt 5B, Upper Montclair, NJ, 07043. Phone: (973) 294-9385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Geraldine Sarah Best, NP's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00493700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey 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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