Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Michael Best, MD, MPH

Individual provider Hospitalist Physician · NPI 1508251174

Michael Best, MD, MPH practises Internal Medicine in Glendale, Arizona. Qualified in 2015, 11 years ago. Practices with Leading Healthcare PLLC, a 46-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arizona.

Years since qualifying
11
Licensed in
AZ
In the registry since
2015
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
MPH — Master of Public Health
A graduate degree in population health.

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Practice location Address checks out

5555 W Thunderbird Rd
Glendale, AZ 85306-4622
Phone: (602) 865-5555
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Specialties & licences

Hospitalist Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208M00000X · Licence 55566 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1508251174
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , MPH
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 1, 2015
Last updated in NPPESMarch 5, 2020
Certification dateMarch 5, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2015 (11 years in practice)
Group practice Leading Healthcare Pllc — 46 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients454
Services billed 1,544 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $97 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Center At Arrowhead, Llc Nursing home · Glendale, AZ
  • Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center Hospital · Phoenix, AZ
  • Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center Hospital · Phoenix, AZ
  • Dignity Hospice Hospice · Phoenix, AZ

Colleagues at Leading Healthcare PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 46 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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