NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara L. Best, LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist · McAlester, OK

Tara L. Best, LMFT is a marriage & family therapist with a practice address in McAlester, Oklahoma, and NPI 1629288105, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Oklahoma 467, as entered in NPPES) with the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1629288105
Name
Tara L. Best
Credential
LMFT
Primary taxonomy
Marriage & Family Therapist 106H00000X
License number
467 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 E Creek Ave, McAlester, OK 74501
Phone
(918) 232-8356
Enumerated
May 23, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oklahoma board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Tara L. Best among 712 marriage & family therapist records in Oklahoma

Tara L. Best, LMFT is one of 712 marriage & family therapist records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 106H00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Marriage & Family Therapist providers in Oklahoma

There are 712 marriage & family therapist records in Oklahoma. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 marriage & family therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Jones, M.S.Tahlequah, OK 744641598971178
  2. Melynie Morrison, LMFTTahlequah, OK 744641508302381
  3. Emily Renfrow, LMFTStigler, OK 744621407976814
  4. Diana Shores, LMFT, LADCStigler, OK 744621598971657
  5. Leah Turner, LMFTHartshorne, OK 745471568706018
  6. Rachel Austin, LMFTOkmulgee, OK 744471720576978
  7. Claire Domeck, M.A./L.M.F.T.Okmulgee, OK 744471497961262
  8. Tamara Gaskin, MSFort Gibson, OK 744341972049765

Common questions

What is Tara L. Best, LMFT's NPI number?

Tara L. Best, LMFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629288105, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara L. Best, LMFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E Creek Ave, McAlester, OK, 74501. Phone: (918) 232-8356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara L. Best, LMFT's license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 467, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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