John F. Best, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bolivar, MO
John F. Best, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bolivar, Missouri, and NPI 1154373462, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Missouri MDR6E73, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John F. Best
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MDR6E73 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 N Oakland Ave, Bolivar, MO 65613
- Phone
- (417) 328-6040
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 777-6204
- Medicaid ID
- 202118691 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050428001064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 N Oakland Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anila AbrahamPharmacist1487426540
- Garrett Alderfer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932424603
- Stephanie Aug, PAMedical Physician Assistant1225304587
- Brandon Barnes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528910080
- Ashley BatsonClinical Social Worker1184358947
- Robert Behnke, P.T.Physical Therapist1356558167
Verify John F. Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license MDR6E73Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
9,200 Medicare Part D claims for 830 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis769 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate755 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium694 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate555 claims
- Lisinopril525 claims
- Clopidogrel413 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: $255.77
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Citizens Memorial HealthcareBolivar, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John F. Best among 446 cardiovascular disease physician records in Missouri
John F. Best, MD is one of 446 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 81% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Missouri
There are 446 cardiovascular disease physician records in Missouri.
All 446 in Missouri → Every provider in Bolivar → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dishang Bhavsar, MDBolivar, MO 656131528588670
- April Edgar, FNP-BCBolivar, MO 656131366227548
- Robbie Mangalasseril, M.D.Branson, MO 656161467681486
- Suthipong Soontrapa, MDBranson, MO 656161841511052
- Rodney Bowers, M.D.Hartville, MO 656671497778971
- Warford Johnson, MDOzark, MO 657211699718569
- Kevin Crowe, M.D.West Plains, MO 657751164404331
- Achenkunju George, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.C.West Plains, MO 657751588743868
Common questions
What is John F. Best, MD's NPI number?
John F. Best, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154373462, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John F. Best, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 N Oakland Ave, Bolivar, MO, 65613. Phone: (417) 328-6040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John F. Best, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number MDR6E73, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John F. Best, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John F. Best, MD had 9,200 Medicare Part D claims for 830 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.