Dr. Benjamin J. Best, DO

Dr. Best practices at Henry Ford St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, part of Henry Ford Health.

Dr. Best's NPI, 1609997188, was assigned on April 3, 2007. Dr. Best graduated from Des Moines University in 2006. Dr. Best holds North Carolina license 2011-00617.

Dr. Best's primary practice is Henry Ford St. John Hospital, at 22101 Moross Rd, Detroit, MI 48236 in Wayne County. The practice phone is (313) 343-4000.

Dr. Best's primary practice is Henry Ford St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, part of Henry Ford Health. Dr. Best is also affiliated with Henry Ford Warren Hospital. The medical group on file is Henry Ford St. John Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Best to 3 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Best practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Best's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Best is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Best is licensed in North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, hip replacement, joint or bone infection, joint pain, leg, ankle or foot fracture, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and orthopedic surgery of arms and legs among the conditions Dr. Best treats.

CMS data shows 128 Medicare services from Dr. Best across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,777 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Best in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Best's median patient age at 60, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Best wrote 42 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $110 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 26 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Best accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Best, published from 2021 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Fracture Fixation, Internal, Orthopedics and Diaphyses. Dr. Best has published most often in Injury. Dr. Best's most frequent co-authors are Alan Michael Afsari, MD, Marek N. Denisiuk, DO and James Thomas Layson, DO.

Dmand AI links Dr. Best to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Femoral Fractures, Distal and Femoral Fractures.

CMS Open Payments shows 50 general payments to Dr. Best from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $976.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Best, most recently Department Research Award in 2023.

Dr. Best graduated from Des Moines University in 2006. Dr. Best is a member of AOA and Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA).

Dr. Best is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Health Alliance Plan and Priority Health. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.