Kari Best, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Milwaukee, WI
Kari Best, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1629380993, issued on Jul 2, 2010. Check the license (Wisconsin 2589-023, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Best
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2589-023 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3201 S 16TH St, Milwaukee, WI 53215
- Phone
- (414) 647-5203
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 2589-023Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Kari Best among 3,475 physician assistant records in Wisconsin
Kari Best, PA-C is one of 3,475 physician assistant records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2010, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
821 physician assistant records list a practice address in Milwaukee
They are 821 of the 18,389 NPPES records with a practice address in Milwaukee, and 3,475 physician assistant records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Kari Best, PA-C's NPI number?
Kari Best, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629380993, issued on Jul 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Best, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3201 S 16TH St, Milwaukee, WI, 53215. Phone: (414) 647-5203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Best, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2589-023, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kari Best, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Best, PA-C had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.