NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Las Vegas, NV

Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1053872119, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license (Nevada 819786, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053872119
Name
Melissa Pok Best
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
819786 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9320 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89117
Phone
(702) 383-3633
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2025
Fax
(702) 383-1892
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190612003778); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9320 W. Sahara Ave.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Jerome Lim, DOFamily Medicine Physician1184611105
  4. Arthur Maisto, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1831147602
  5. Faith McGillFamily Nurse Practitioner1881268860
  6. Lam Nguyen, DOFamily Medicine Physician1225520695

Verify Melissa Pok Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
    Search for license 819786    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,134 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melissa Best1,134
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium99 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium41 claims
  5. Gabapentin37 claims
  6. Lisinopril35 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: $121.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.

  1. Melissa Best$121.81
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. University Medical Center OF Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Pok Best among 2,165 family nurse practitioner records in Nevada

Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC is one of 2,165 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nevada. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 41% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2020 among the 1,328 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,197 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Las Vegas

They are 1,197 of the 65,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Vegas, and 2,165 family nurse practitioner records in Nevada.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chinomso Ezenwata, NP-CLas Vegas, NV 891171851785828
  2. Danielle GilbertLas Vegas, NV 891171164827556
  3. Malay Him, FNPLas Vegas, NV 891171538520655
  4. Dulce Kabatay, APRNLas Vegas, NV 891171801114236
  5. Ria Lobarbio-SmithLas Vegas, NV 891171689024507
  6. Shauna Dean Madourie, NP-CLas Vegas, NV 891171982150892
  7. Cheryl Maes, APN, PHDLas Vegas, NV 891171194904656
  8. Mia McCallum-Crawford, ARNPLas Vegas, NV 891171043675325

Common questions

What is Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053872119, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9320 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV, 89117. Phone: (702) 383-3633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 819786, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Pok Best, FNP-BC had 1,134 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

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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.