NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Brooklyn, NY

Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1760890669, issued on Jul 24, 2014. Check the license (New York F401717-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760890669
Name
Pauline Elizabeth Best
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
F401717-1 NY
F 401717-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
451 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone
(718) 245-2026
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 756-2594
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Pauline Best1,415
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl110 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl99 claims
  3. Mirtazapine88 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate88 claims
  5. Aripiprazole87 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl74 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.

Pauline Elizabeth Best among 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New York

Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP is one of 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 31% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in New York

There are 4,129 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New York.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clara Ayozie-RichardsonBrooklyn, NY 112031700322427
  2. Michael Bolus, PMHNPBrooklyn, NY 112031598041501
  3. Leronda Decamp, NPBrooklyn, NY 112031689197212
  4. Myrline Duvivier CharlesBrooklyn, NY 112031013263862
  5. Asha Garcia, FMHNPBrooklyn, NY 112031982117370
  6. Natoy GayleBrooklyn, NY 112031134762743
  7. Kevin HamiltonBrooklyn, NY 112031225409055
  8. Jenny Louissaint, PMHNPBrooklyn, NY 112031104195304

Common questions

What is Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP's NPI number?

Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760890669, issued on Jul 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 451 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203. Phone: (718) 245-2026. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP's license?

NPPES lists New York license number F401717-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pauline Elizabeth Best, NP had 1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 122 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.

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