Dr. Simon Roderick Alfred Best, MD

Dr. Best practices at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Johns Hopkins Health System.

Dr. Best's NPI, 1578602603, was assigned on February 5, 2007. Dr. Best graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Best holds Maryland license D74321.

Dr. Best's primary practice is Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, at 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224 in Baltimore City. The practice phone is (410) 550-0123.

Dr. Best's primary practice is Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Johns Hopkins Health System. Dr. Best is also affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The medical group on file is Johns Hopkins University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Best to 2 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Best practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Otolaryngology is Dr. Best's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Best is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Best's licenses on file in 2 states: Maryland and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists ear eustachian tube disorders, larynx and vocal cord disease, swimmer's ear and upper respiratory infection (URI) among the conditions Dr. Best treats.

CMS data shows 1,462 Medicare services from Dr. Best across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 469 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $159,143 for them.

CMS counts 469 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Best in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 221 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Best's median patient age at 71, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Best wrote 287 Medicare Part D claims for 81 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 230 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,556 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 155 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Best for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS counts 39 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Best, more than 59% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 73 papers to Dr. Best, published from 2008 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Papillomavirus Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections and Papillomaviridae. Dr. Best has published most often in Laryngoscope. Dr. Best's most frequent co-authors are Lee Michael Akst, MD, Alexander Tell Hillel, MD and Justin Avery Bishop, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Best to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Best from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Teleflex LLC paid the most, $1,800.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Best, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Best graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Best is a member of AOA and NHS.

Dr. Best is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.