Kristin Ruth Best, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Pittsburgh, PA
Kristin Ruth Best, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1689834962, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS-037249L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin Ruth Best
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- DS-037249L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5917 Walnut St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (330) 472-9402
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristin Ruth Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DS-037249LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin62 claims
- Azithromycin21 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: $20.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Kristin Ruth Best among 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania
Kristin Ruth Best, DMD is one of 4,612 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
323 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 323 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Kristin Ruth Best, DMD's NPI number?
Kristin Ruth Best, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689834962, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin Ruth Best, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5917 Walnut St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (330) 472-9402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristin Ruth Best, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS-037249L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristin Ruth Best, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin Ruth Best, DMD had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.