Ronald Clare Best, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Martinsburg, WV
Ronald Clare Best, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1285689000, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 2094, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Clare Best
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2094 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Hospital Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25401
- Phone
- (304) 264-1000
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 264-1374
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060911000335); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Clare Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 2094Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone51 claims
- Methylprednisolone45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Cefdinir32 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate31 claims
- Ondansetron Odt21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- City Hospital IncMartinsburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Clare Best among 492 emergency medicine physician records in West Virginia
Ronald Clare Best, DO is one of 492 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 304 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 53% 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia
There are 492 emergency medicine physician records in West Virginia.
All 492 in West Virginia → Every provider in Martinsburg → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Ciardiello, PACMartinsburg, WV 254011194723353
- David Deuell, D.O.Martinsburg, WV 254011730455924
- John Ellis, MDMartinsburg, WV 254011275531436
- Natalie Flanagan, MDMartinsburg, WV 254011588313613
- Eric Glass, DOMartinsburg, WV 254011811906811
- Ohmmar Khin, M.D.Martinsburg, WV 254011164520664
- Daryl Larusso, MDMartinsburg, WV 254011881693455
- Ilya Lazzeri, MDMartinsburg, WV 254011093393027
Common questions
What is Ronald Clare Best, DO's NPI number?
Ronald Clare Best, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285689000, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Clare Best, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Hospital Drive, Martinsburg, WV, 25401. Phone: (304) 264-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Clare Best, DO's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 2094, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald Clare Best, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Clare Best, DO had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Clare Best, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.