NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Petersburg, VA

Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Petersburg, Virginia, and NPI 1316212822, issued on Mar 16, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0904005921, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1316212822
Name
Susan Wendelgest Best
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
0904005921 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26317 W Washington St, Petersburg, VA 23803
Phone
(804) 862-8000
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(804) 722-4291
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130109000498); 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 26317 W Washington St

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

  1. Ronald Forbes, MDPsychiatry Physician1023096583
  2. Rachel Martin-Benson, MS, RN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1992424873
  3. Kapil Patel, PHARMDPharmacist1972107969
  4. James Patterson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073585964
  5. Susan Perez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1063473296
  6. Raquel Smith, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033900782

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Light Counseling, Inc.Lynchburg, VA

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

Susan Wendelgest Best among 8,027 clinical social worker records in Virginia

Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW is one of 8,027 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Virginia. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2010 among the 1,765 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

40 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Petersburg

They are 40 of the 647 NPPES records with a practice address in Petersburg, and 8,027 clinical social worker records in Virginia.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nitika Bey, LCSWPetersburg, VA 238031316233075
  2. Ted Brown, L.C.S.W.Petersburg, VA 238031952344368
  3. Morgan Honickel, LCSWPetersburg, VA 238031053614933
  4. Rose Jeter, LCSWPetersburg, VA 238031750742201
  5. Carla Jones, L.C.S.W.N Dinwiddie, VA 238031053599159
  6. Emily Jones, LCSWPetersburg, VA 238031619481843
  7. Tuula Koraska, L.C.S.W.Petersburg, VA 238031538348552
  8. Kimberly Lindblad, LCSWPetersburg, VA 238031760693766

Common questions

What is Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW's NPI number?

Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316212822, issued on Mar 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26317 W Washington St, Petersburg, VA, 23803. Phone: (804) 862-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0904005921, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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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