Lydia Besterfeldt
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Mc Lean, VA
Lydia Besterfeldt is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mc Lean, Virginia, and NPI 1265929442, issued on Apr 13, 2018. Check the license with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Besterfeldt
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 95013060 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6862 Elm St Ste 450, Mc Lean, VA 22101
- Phone
- (703) 260-6650
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240403001117); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California University Of Science And Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6862 Elm St Ste 450
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lydia Besterfeldt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
759 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl104 claims
- Mirtazapine92 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl65 claims
- Trazodone Hcl46 claims
- Alprazolam35 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate34 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: $444.99
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Privia Medical Group, LLCLanham, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Virginia
There are 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Lydia Besterfeldt's NPI number?
Lydia Besterfeldt's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265929442, issued on Apr 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Besterfeldt located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6862 Elm St Ste 450, Mc Lean, VA, 22101. Phone: (703) 260-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Besterfeldt's license?
Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lydia Besterfeldt prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Besterfeldt had 759 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.