Ryan Westley Best , NP
Nurse Practitioner • St George, UT
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302
St George, UT 847908722
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NPI assigned on November 21, 2022; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 529 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 91 service units.
- 22614 — Fusion of additional segment of spine: 51 service units.
- 22853 — Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion: 48 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 16 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 337 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 96 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol — 67 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 60 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in St George, UT (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 348. Middle half: 150 to 640.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Utah (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 85 to 499.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 651 in 2023 to 529 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302
St George, UT 847908722
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Huntsman West Spine Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2022
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
178 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $42,069 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $32,263 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
337 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$3,026 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $542.17 across 21 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $542.17 across 21 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $294.57 across 13 records.
- Providence Medical Technology, Inc.: $86.60 across 2 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $39.71 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
4 years (graduated 2022)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2022 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2022
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Ryan Best has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Ryan Best as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in St George and Utah
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in St George, UT (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 348. Middle half: 150 to 640.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Utah (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 85 to 499.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in St George, UT (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,804. Middle half: $14,358 to $50,316.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Utah (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,923. Middle half: $6,813 to $34,573.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in St George, UT (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,326. Middle half: $11,039 to $39,158.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Utah (2024, 455 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,010. Middle half: $4,943 to $26,478.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in St George, UT (2024, 34 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 189. Middle half: 48 to 1,777.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Utah (2024, 486 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 309. Middle half: 71 to 1,356.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in St George, UT (2024, 34 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,325. Middle half: $1,811 to $168,790.
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Utah (2024, 486 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,914. Middle half: $1,479 to $148,267.
60 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in St George, UT (1,134 in Utah).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in St George
16.7% of these 60 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.3% of these 60 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 19% from 651 in 2023 to 529 in 2024.
- 2023: 651
- 2024: 529
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $45,953 in 2023 and $42,069 in 2024.
- 2023: $45,953
- 2024: $42,069
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 11% from $36,272 in 2023 to $32,263 in 2024.
- 2023: $36,272
- 2024: $32,263
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 113% from 158 in 2023 to 337 in 2024.
- 2023: 158
- 2024: 337
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 113% from 158 in 2023 to 337 in 2024.
- 2023: 158
- 2024: 337
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 19% from $2,540 in 2023 to $3,026 in 2024.
- 2023: $2,540
- 2024: $3,026
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $17.02 in 2022 to $542.17 in 2025.
- 2022: $17.02
- 2023: $1,140.03
- 2024: $393.46
- 2025: $542.17
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 21 records totaling $542.17.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $48.85 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $39.71 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $37.75 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IRRISEPT | General | $36.30 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Artisan | General | $31.60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CoverEdge 32 | General | $30.70 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $25.46 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $24.90 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $24.20 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL | General | $23.99 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $23.42 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $22.91 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $22.18 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $21.83 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $20.93 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $20.45 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $19.98 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $19.04 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Therapies | General | $16.16 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $16.16 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $15.65 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2022–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2023–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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91 | 76 | $179.00 | $103.56 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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51 | 22 | $186.00 | $50.29 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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48 | 32 | $129.23 | $33.08 |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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43 | 31 | $100.00 | $27.10 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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40 | 39 | $154.00 | $73.02 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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39 | 37 | $111.00 | $29.74 |
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22612
Fusion of spine in lower back
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32 | 32 | $744.00 | $191.53 |
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22845
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments
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30 | 30 | $348.73 | $93.27 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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26 | 26 | $516.00 | $110.39 |
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27279
Fusion of pelvic joint using imaging guidance
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25 | 23 | $360.00 | $105.67 |
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22558
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc
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23 | 23 | $312.61 | $47.22 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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20 | 19 | $364.00 | $97.94 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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20 | 20 | $307.00 | $129.59 |
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22840
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
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16 | 16 | $362.00 | $97.01 |
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63685
Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver
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13 | 13 | $167.00 | $23.75 |
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63655
Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine
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12 | 12 | $388.00 | $109.16 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 96 | 673 | $1,059.67 | 79 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 67 | 865 | $573.94 | 60 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 60 | 400 | $575.81 | 42 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 44 | 926 | $369.03 | 44 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 29 | 278 | $118.03 | 29 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 16 | 445 | $194.91 | 11 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 14 | 84 | $98.12 | 14 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 11 | 69 | $36.13 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-11-21NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20221219001507
UT
5991174799
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Huntsman West Spine Llc
617 E Riverside Dr, St George, UT 847908722
Phone: 4356526024
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
NPBC
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 21, 2022.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from December 2022 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in St George
- Jacqueline Dotson, APRN
- Chad Andersen, NP
- Greg Larsen, APRN
- Michaela Johnson, APRN, AGACNP-BC
- Angela Mayer, APRN
- Tiffany Scovill, APRN
Mailing Address
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302
St George, UT 847908722