Derek Leroi Best, NP

Primary specialty

Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363L00000X

License

261720 Issued in NC

Practice address

125 Queens Rd Ste 200
Charlotte, NC 28204-3578

Phone

(704) 343-9800

Fax

(704) 347-2011

NPI assigned

Sep 11, 2018

Last updated

Apr 9, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

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, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Novant Health Medical Group, LLCGroup PAC ID 1153234893, 2,413 clinicians

The Presbyterian HospitalGroup PAC ID 1153231907, 412 clinicians

Novant Health Prep II LLCGroup PAC ID 1052835311, 47 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Hospital, Charlotte, NC, CCN 340053

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: dbest44875@direct.novanthealth.org
• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/

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.

• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health Pediatric Neurology & Sleep

  • Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1366409492
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Novant Health Prep II LLC

  dba Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, part of Novant Health

  • Surgery Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1952107385
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Novant Health Senior Care

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1053365817
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region, LLC

  dba NHMGCR Cape Fear Heart

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1649865791
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, P.a.

  • Surgery Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1073599734
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• NMG Health Services LLC

  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician
  • Bolivia, NC
  • NPI 1558242495
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region, LLC

  dba Nhmgcr Neurology

  • Neurology Physician
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1316523822
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health University Family Physicians

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1336181452
  NPD
• Novant Health Medical Group, LLC

  dba Novant Health Elizabeth OB/GYN

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Matthews, NC
  • NPI 1386506137
  NPD
• Novant Health Prep II LLC

  dba Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, a Novant Health network provider - Matthews

  • Surgery Physician
  • Matthews, NC
  • NPI 1013713437
  NPD
• Novant Health Prep II LLC

  dba Surgical Specialists of Charlotte, a Novant Health network provider - Huntersville

  • Surgery Physician
  • Huntersville, NC
  • NPI 1518763945
  NPD
• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Novant Health Infusion

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1740169820
  NPD

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

• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Presbyterian ESRD Unit

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1396798591

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Presbyterian Behavioral Health Unit

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1497708838
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1881647204
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Presbyterian Hospital

  dba Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Skilled Nursing Unit

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1891871901

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Best Quality Home Care Agency LLC
• Carmen Leigh Best
• Dojahnae Danyell Necole Best
• Jefforey E Best, LCAS
• Kathryn Best
• Kenneth Whitten Best, O.D.
• Raven Simone Best, RBT

• Nurse Practitioner in Charlotte, NC
• Providers in Charlotte, NC by specialty
• Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 9, 2026; 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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