NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan Westley Best, NP

Nurse Practitioner · St George, UT

Ryan Westley Best, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1568171221, issued on Nov 21, 2022. Check the license (Utah 11101322-4405, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568171221
Name
Ryan Westley Best
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
11101322-4405 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302, St George, UT 84790
Phone
(435) 652-6024
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2022
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221219001507); 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 617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302

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

  1. David Barnes, DOOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1265828420
  2. Colleen Dame, NP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346091311
  3. Katherine Green, PTPhysical Therapist1205460961
  4. Robert Hurst, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639488950
  5. Kristoffer West, MDSurgery Physician1285898650

Verify Ryan Westley Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
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  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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

382 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 165 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ryan Best382
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen96 claims
  2. Methocarbamol67 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
  4. Mupirocin44 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl29 claims
  6. Pregabalin16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $393.46

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ryan Best$393.46
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Huntsman West Spine LLCSt George, UT

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

Ryan Westley Best among 1,133 nurse practitioner records in Utah

Ryan Westley Best, NP is one of 1,133 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Utah. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2020 among the 652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in St George

They are 60 of the 3,879 NPPES records with a practice address in St George, and 1,133 nurse practitioner records in Utah.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deidra Bacon, APRN, FNP-BCSt George, UT 847901700020369
  2. Amy Benedict, FNPSt George, UT 847901144467010
  3. Mark BoyerSt George, UT 847901093812604
  4. Elisa Edwards, APRNSt George, UT 847901831558204
  5. Jessica Gorgoglione, APN-BCSt George, UT 847901679071617
  6. Jordan HaysSt George, UT 847901215339957
  7. Charlie Jacques, APRNSt George, UT 847901336162890
  8. Greg Larsen, APRNSt George, UT 847901578879441

Common questions

What is Ryan Westley Best, NP's NPI number?

Ryan Westley Best, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568171221, issued on Nov 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan Westley Best, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 652-6024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan Westley Best, NP's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 11101322-4405, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ryan Westley Best, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Westley Best, NP had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ryan Westley Best, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), 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.