Timothy R. Best, MD
Neurology Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Timothy R. Best, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1245212455, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 07327R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy R. Best
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 07327R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 433-0762
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 433-4868
- Medicaid ID
- 1554375 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090113000827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy R. Best in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 07327RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,861 Medicare Part D claims for 527 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl531 claims
- Gabapentin437 claims
- Donepezil Hcl197 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er196 claims
- Levetiracetam187 claims
- Primidone174 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $7.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was InSightec,Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Fayez K. Shamieh, M.D. A Medical CorporationLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy R. Best among 242 neurology physician records in Louisiana
Timothy R. Best, MD is one of 242 neurology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 179 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 242 neurology physician records in Louisiana.
All 242 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Murali BogavalliLake Charles, LA 706011316255870
- Fayez Shamieh, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011861582504
- Vipul Shelat, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011699736173
- Nirmala Tumarada, M.DLake Charles, LA 706011184060923
- Reynard Odenheimer, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051528158292
- David Chachkhiani, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701164953006
- Oliver Achi, MDLafayette, LA 705081841684263
- Wael Alabdulkarim, MDLafayette, LA 705081154383313
Common questions
What is Timothy R. Best, MD's NPI number?
Timothy R. Best, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245212455, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy R. Best, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 433-0762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy R. Best, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 07327R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy R. Best, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy R. Best, MD had 3,861 Medicare Part D claims for 527 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy R. Best, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.