Kristen Best-Friesz, FNP-C

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

F346607 Issued in NY

Practice address

124 Rosa Rd
Suite 382
Scheneckedy, NY 12308

Phone

(518) 386-3691

Fax

(518) 386-3553

NPI assigned

Jul 9, 2019

Last updated

Dec 4, 2020By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other names 1

• Kristen Best Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NY

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ellis HospitalGroup PAC ID 5890607410, 250 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ellis Hospital Hospital, Schenectady, NY, CCN 330153
• Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Hospital, Schenectady, NY, CCN 330406

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kfriesz@spcca.medentdirect.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Ellis Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Schenectady, NY
  • NPI 1487644993
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Schenectady Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates PC

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • Schenectady, NY
  • NPI 1013042084
  Medicare reassignment

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Ellis Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Schenectady, NY
  • NPI 1487644993
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Schenectady, NY
  • NPI 1578664470
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "124 ROSA RD",
            "address_2": "SUITE 382",
            "city": "SCHENECKEDY",
            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "12308",
            "telephone_number": "518-386-3691",
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "credential": "FNP-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-07-09",
        "last_updated": "2020-12-04",
        "certification_date": "2020-12-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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        },
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
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            "first_name": "KRISTEN",
            "last_name": "BEST",
            "code": "1",
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        }
    ]
}

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 4, 2020; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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