Dr. Meher Best, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 565
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 454
- Part D claims, 2024
- 166
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 455 St Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505
- Practice phone
- Call (505) 983-3361
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Meher Best is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dr. Best practices at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Best's NPI, 1144249582, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Best holds New Mexico license 2006-0437.
- NPI
- 1144249582NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (505) 983-3361
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Meher Best practices at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dr. Best's primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, at 455 St Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505 in Santa Fe County. The practice phone is (505) 983-3361.
- CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center455 St Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505 · Santa Fe CountyPhone(505) 983-3361
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Meher Best is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Best's primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is HealthFront Emergency Physicians.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Meher Best's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Best practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Meher Best is one of 491 emergency medicine physicians in New Mexico
Emergency medicine is Dr. Best's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Best is licensed in New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, New MexicoPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Best
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Meher Best billed Medicare for 565 services in 2024
CMS data shows 565 Medicare services from Dr. Best across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 454 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,783 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Best's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5482024: 45517%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1472024: 11025%
Dr. Best compared with the New Mexico median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Best
- New Mexico median
- Medicare services
- 565vs 1533.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 454vs 1632.8 times
- Part D claims
- 68vs 5524% above
Medians across 502 emergency medicine physicians in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Best's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Meher Best treated 454 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 454 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Best in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 173 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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 57, with 54% women.
Dr. Best's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Best's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women24253%
- Men21247%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Best's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure73%
- High cholesterol72%
- Arthritis60%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Mood disorders37%
- Anxiety32%
- Depression32%
- Diabetes32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Best's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Meher Best wrote 166 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Best wrote 166 Medicare Part D claims for 126 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 68 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $418 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 64 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Best's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic156 claims94%
- Brand-name and other10 claims6%
Dr. Best's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Best's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%13 of 166 claims
- Antibiotics34%57 of 166 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 642024: 686%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Meher Best scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Best for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Best's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 98.7of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 83of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Meher Best received $159 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Best from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $90.
General payments to Dr. Best by program year, 2019 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Best the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Meher Best's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Meher Best's NPI number?
Dr. Meher Best's NPI number is 1144249582. It was assigned on July 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Meher Best?
Dr. Meher Best is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Meher Best practice?
Dr. Best practices at 455 St Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Dr. Best's primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health.
What is Dr. Meher Best's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Best is (505) 983-3361.
What is Dr. Meher Best's medical license number?
Dr. Best holds New Mexico license 2006-0437.
Which hospitals is Dr. Meher Best affiliated with?
Dr. Best practices at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
What medical group is Dr. Meher Best part of?
Dr. Best is linked to HealthFront Emergency Physicians.
Does Dr. Meher Best accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Best billed Medicare for 565 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Meher Best's MIPS score?
Dr. Best's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Meher Best see?
CMS counts 454 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Best in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Meher Best bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Best's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and heart test or procedure (93010).
What drugs does Dr. Meher Best prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Best's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Meher Best received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $159 in general payments to Dr. Best from 4 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Meher Best been practicing?
Dr. Best's NPI was assigned in 2006.
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