NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karin Margaret Best, PHD

Clinical Psychologist · Los Angeles, CA

Karin Margaret Best, PHD is a clinical psychologist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1689609901, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California PSY13642, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689609901
Name
Karin Margaret Best
Credential
PHD
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Psychologist 103TC0700X
License number
PSY13642 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone
(310) 825-9989
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
PSY136420 CA
1689609901 CA
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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Also registered at 760 Westwood Plaza

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

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  2. Enrico Castillo, M.D., M.S.H.P.M.Psychiatry Physician1710204029
  3. Melissa Delhomme, PHDClinical Psychologist1801811617
  4. Daniel Dickerson, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1336349091
  5. Louise Dixon De Silva, MAClinical Psychologist1164941910
  6. Stephanny Freeman, PHDPsychiatry Physician1891732194

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Karin Margaret Best among 12,647 clinical psychologist records in California

Karin Margaret Best, PHD is one of 12,647 clinical psychologist records with a practice address in California. 9% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 103TC0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,268 clinical psychologist records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,268 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 12,647 clinical psychologist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical psychologist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Veronica Barenstein, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951114958154
  2. Carrie Bearden, PH.DLos Angeles, CA 900951194750919
  3. Ronnie Bergman, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951528093820
  4. Susan Bookheimer, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951609807569
  5. Brenda Bursch, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951558396663
  6. Susanna Chang, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951518982602
  7. Melissa Delhomme, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951801811617
  8. Fred Frankel, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951316972789

Common questions

What is Karin Margaret Best, PHD's NPI number?

Karin Margaret Best, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689609901, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karin Margaret Best, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-9989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karin Margaret Best, PHD's license?

NPPES lists California license number PSY13642, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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