Michael Best, M.D., MPH
Hospitalist Physician · Glendale, AZ
Michael Best, M.D., MPH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1508251174, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Best
- Credential
- M.D., MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- Practice location
- 5555 W Thunderbird RD, Glendale, AZ 85306
- Phone
- (602) 865-5555
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5555 W Thunderbird RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
790 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol41 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate37 claims
- Prednisone35 claims
- Cefdinir34 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 92.3 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: $496.76
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Leading Healthcare PLLCSurprise, AZ
- Vituity - Arizona Hospitalists PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Michael Best, M.D., MPH's NPI number?
Michael Best, M.D., MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508251174, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Best, M.D., MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 W Thunderbird RD, Glendale, AZ, 85306. Phone: (602) 865-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Best, M.D., MPH's license?
Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Best, M.D., MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Best, M.D., MPH had 790 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Best, M.D., MPH's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.