Paul Best, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Midland, TX
Paul Best, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Midland, Texas, and NPI 1972528073, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas E0401, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Best
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- E0401 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4617 Storey Ave, Midland, TX 79703
- Phone
- (432) 683-3550
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (432) 683-3985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E0401Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Paul Best among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Paul Best, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Alworth, D.O.Midland, TX 797011942454525
- Lawrence Wilson, MDMidland, TX 797011518951342
- Edward Zidd, MDMidland, TX 797011275649170
- Neill Slater, M.D.Midland, TX 797071912945460
- Thurston Dean, M.D.Crane, TX 797311376797589
- Kenneth Winton, D.O.Crane, TX 797311922085521
- Ivan Becerra, MDFort Stockton, TX 797351558896274
- Hector Reyes, MPH, MDKermit, TX 797451023640547
Common questions
What is Paul Best, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Best, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972528073, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Best, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4617 Storey Ave, Midland, TX, 79703. Phone: (432) 683-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Best, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E0401, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Best, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Best, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.