Lacartia Best, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Greenbelt, MD
Lacartia Best, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Greenbelt, Maryland, and NPI 1346374766, issued on Mar 15, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0055917, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lacartia Best
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- D0055917 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7501 Greenway Center Dr FL 10, Greenbelt, MD 20770
- Phone
- (301) 345-7375
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250917002462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7501 Greenway Center Dr FL 10
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Somil Mehta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861125528
Verify Lacartia Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0055917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole40 claims
- Mometasone Furoate30 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate14 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: $1,018.22
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 2 group practices
- Anne Arundel Dermatology PABethesda, MD
- Public Hospital Dist NO 1 SkagitArlington, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 341 dermatology physician records in Maryland.
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- Regina Anderson, MDBaltimore, MD1164474920
Common questions
What is Lacartia Best, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lacartia Best, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346374766, issued on Mar 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lacartia Best, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7501 Greenway Center Dr FL 10, Greenbelt, MD, 20770. Phone: (301) 345-7375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lacartia Best, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0055917, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lacartia Best, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lacartia Best, M.D. had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.