NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wanda L. Best, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Birmingham, AL

Wanda L. Best, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1316123219, issued on Jan 10, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 1-080065, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316123219
Name
Wanda L. Best
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
1-080065 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone
(205) 934-4011
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080421000383); 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 619 19TH St S

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

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  2. Peter AbrahamSurgery Physician1316302060
  3. Bentley AdamsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831733666
  4. Oyedele Adeyi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1376008755
  5. Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1649293382
  6. Mustafa Ahmed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1306093588

Verify Wanda L. Best in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
    Search for license 1-080065
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $85.83

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wanda Best$85.83
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Wanda L. Best among 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama

Wanda L. Best, CRNA is one of 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Alabama. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 46% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 1,489 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

812 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 812 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 2,120 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Alabama.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Brown, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491760537005
  2. Merrilee Coby, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491003844671
  3. Mary Dany, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491669426334
  4. Christopher Dorough, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491174854681
  5. Kathleen Neal, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491538115183
  6. Leslie Norman, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491811907769
  7. Ingrid Oakley, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491073554705
  8. Gary Pulmano, CRNABirmingham, AL 352491942274790

Common questions

What is Wanda L. Best, CRNA's NPI number?

Wanda L. Best, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316123219, issued on Jan 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wanda L. Best, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wanda L. Best, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-080065, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama 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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