Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Mrs. Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW

Individual provider Clinical Social Worker · NPI 1316212822

Mrs. Susan Wendelgest Best, LCSW is a Clinical Social Worker in Petersburg, Virginia. Qualified in 1997, 29 years ago. Practices with Light Counseling, Inc, a 22-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Virginia.

Years since qualifying
29
Licensed in
VA
In the registry since
2012
What do these letters mean?
LCSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker
A social worker licensed to diagnose and treat mental health conditions independently.

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Practice location Address checks out

26317 W Washington St
Petersburg, VA 23803-2727 Not confirmed with CMS for 14 years — call before visiting
Phone: (804) 862-8000
Fax: (804) 722-4291
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Specialties & licences

Clinical Social Worker (primary) Taxonomy 1041C0700X · Licence 0904005921 (VA)

Record details

NPI number1316212822
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials LCSW
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 16, 2012
Last updated in NPPESMarch 16, 2012

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyCLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1997 (29 years in practice)
Group practice Light Counseling, Inc. — 22 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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 patients39
Services billed 388 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Colleagues at Light Counseling, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 22 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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