Lindsey Best
Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Lindsey Best is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1962954859, issued on Oct 26, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000021268, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lindsey Best
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APN0000021268 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6516 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 450-9361
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170111003680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6516 Kingston Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaleb Albert, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659252658
- John AllenPhysician Assistant1982562856
- Elizabeth Anderson, MDDermatology Physician1073589925
- Joshua Bakke, M.D.Dermatology Physician1851747695
- Sarah Hagar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730053364
- Karly Neff, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609465483
Verify Lindsey Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000021268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,125 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide224 claims
- Ketoconazole176 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate132 claims
- Fluorouracil69 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate68 claims
- Metronidazole60 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $331.61
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Knoxville Institute OF Dermatology PLLCLenoir City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 737 in Knoxville → All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville →
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Common questions
What is Lindsey Best's NPI number?
Lindsey Best's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962954859, issued on Oct 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lindsey Best located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6516 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 450-9361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lindsey Best's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000021268, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lindsey Best prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lindsey Best had 1,125 Medicare Part D claims for 482 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lindsey Best's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.