NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hellena Maria Best

Social Worker · Cincinnati, OH

Hellena Maria Best is a social worker with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1124520317, issued on Mar 2, 2018. Check the license (Ohio I.2406059, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio 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
1124520317
Name
Hellena Maria Best
Primary taxonomy
Social Worker 104100000X
License numbers
I.2406059 OH
259673 KY
0904015172 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 Mercy Health PL, Cincinnati, OH 45237
Phone
(513) 853-8520
Enumerated
Mar 2, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2024
Fax
(513) 442-7695
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241209002998); 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 1701 Mercy Health PL

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

  1. Roberta Allen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730437179
  2. Mary Baker, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750615282
  3. Yisela Barragan, LCSWClinical Social Worker1285112532
  4. Todd Bricking, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1396746301
  5. Archiel Buagas-Kintanar, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1942560263
  6. Brittany Chatham, PHARM D.Pharmacist1841770138

Verify Hellena Maria Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio 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 6 group practices

  1. Bon Secours Medical Group Hampton Roads Specialty Care LLCNorfolk, VA
  2. Bon Secours Medical Group Richmond Specialty Care LLCRichmond, VA
  3. Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky Specialty Care LLCPaducah, KY
  4. Mercy Health Physicians Lorain Specialty Care LLCLorain, OH
  5. Mercy Health Physicians Springfield Specialty Care LLCSpringfield, OH
  6. Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown Specialty Care LLCYoungstown, OH

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

Hellena Maria Best among 11,239 social worker records in Ohio

Hellena Maria Best is one of 11,239 social worker records with a practice address in Ohio. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 33% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 498 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 104100000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,184 social worker records list a practice address in Cincinnati

They are 1,184 of the 31,362 NPPES records with a practice address in Cincinnati, and 11,239 social worker records in Ohio.

The 8 social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martina Bambach, LISWCincinnati, OH 452371629375472
  2. Darlene Barnes, EDD, MSW, LISWCincinnati, OH 452371942637616
  3. Sherry Christon, MSW, LSWCincinnati, OH 452371730687567
  4. Thomas CurranCincinnati, OH 452371376887489
  5. Jenifer EvansCincinnati, OH 452371538669767
  6. Laura Hershberger, LSWCincinnati, OH 452371306115050
  7. Alina Hillmann, SOCIAL WORKERCincinnati, OH 452371164558508
  8. Lisa Johnson, LSWCincinnati, OH 452371710251822

Common questions

What is Hellena Maria Best's NPI number?

Hellena Maria Best's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124520317, issued on Mar 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hellena Maria Best located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Mercy Health PL, Cincinnati, OH, 45237. Phone: (513) 853-8520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hellena Maria Best's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number I.2406059, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio 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.

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.