Meher Best, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Fe, NM
Meher Best, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and NPI 1144249582, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 2006-0437, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meher Best
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2006-0437 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 455 Saint Michaels Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87505
- Phone
- (505) 983-3361
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 79007775 NM
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 455 Saint Michaels Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Meher Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2006-0437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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): 97.4 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: $20.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
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Common questions
What is Meher Best, M.D.'s NPI number?
Meher Best, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144249582, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meher Best, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 455 Saint Michaels Dr, Santa Fe, NM, 87505. Phone: (505) 983-3361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meher Best, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2006-0437, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Meher Best, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meher Best, M.D. had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meher Best, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 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.