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Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Lydia Reasonover Best, MD)

(282 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School (1996)

4500 SPRING AVENUE
DALLAS, TX 75210

(972) 817-6240

Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD is a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX specializing in family medicine. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health and Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health.

Office Locations

4500 SPRING AVENUE
DALLAS, TX 75210

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In The News

“says Dr. Lydia Best, a physician at the Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute in Dallas.”—"Are you in the diabetes danger zone? Here are some strategies to reduce your risk", Dallas News, November 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2012 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2013 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	41
lab tests	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2015 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	36
diabetes management	46
doctor visit	59
lab tests	59
preventive care	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2016 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
diabetes management	33
doctor visit	47
lab tests	33
preventive care	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	71
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2017 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	33
diabetes management	77
doctor visit	72
lab tests	77
preventive care	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2018 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	40
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	84
lab tests	66
preventive care	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	66
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2019 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	43
diabetes management	51
doctor visit	90
lab tests	51
preventive care	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
diabetes management	22
doctor visit	50
lab tests	22
preventive care	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	45
lab tests	27
preventive care	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	44
lab tests	17
preventive care	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DALLAS, TX were diabetes management, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

blood draw	31
diabetes management	42
doctor visit	61
lab tests	40
preventive care	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Female	16
Male	11

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	7

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	7
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1996. She completed residency at University of Maryland Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (1996)

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baylor Scott & White Health

Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: United Healthcare Select Plus, United Healthcare Select, United Healthcare Choice Plus, United Healthcare Choice, Blue Choice, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Blue California, Aetna Select, Aetna HMO, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, CIGNA Choice Fund, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, CIGNA Open Access Plus, Aetna Choice POS II, AARP, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Navigate, Medicaid, Aetna Managed Choice, Guardian, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, Employers Health Network, HealthSmart, Humana PPO, Humana ChoiceCare Network, CIGNA Open Access Plus In Network, Superior Health Plan, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Aetna-Aetna Signature Administrators, Aetna-Health Network Option, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Extended PPO, DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Hendrick Health Employee Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Covenant Preferred HMO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-ERS BSW Preferred HMO Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-EPO Network-Individual/Family, Imagine Health-Imagine Health Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO - Individual Marketplace, Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred PPO Network, Aetna-Group Retiree Medicare PPO - Limited to Exxon/Mobil, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx, Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family, Aetna-Open Access Select, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl, Medicare-Traditional Medicare, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA), Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO, University Mary Hardin-Baylor-University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network, Aetna-Health Network Only, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group and Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

United Healthcare Select Plus

United Healthcare Select

United Healthcare Choice Plus

United Healthcare Choice

Blue Choice

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Blue California

Aetna Select

Aetna HMO

Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

CIGNA Choice Fund

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

CIGNA Open Access Plus

Aetna Choice POS II

AARP

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

United Healthcare

United Healthcare Navigate

Medicaid

Aetna Managed Choice

Guardian

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

Employers Health Network

HealthSmart

Humana PPO

Humana ChoiceCare Network

CIGNA Open Access Plus In Network

Superior Health Plan

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Aetna-Aetna Signature Administrators

Aetna-Health Network Option

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Extended PPO

DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Hendrick Health Employee Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Covenant Preferred HMO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-ERS BSW Preferred HMO Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-EPO Network-Individual/Family

Imagine Health-Imagine Health Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO - Individual Marketplace

Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred PPO Network

Aetna-Group Retiree Medicare PPO - Limited to Exxon/Mobil

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx

Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family

Aetna-Open Access Select

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl

Medicare-Traditional Medicare

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA)

Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO

University Mary Hardin-Baylor-University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network

Aetna-Health Network Only

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 282 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in DALLAS, TX.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-17

Patient verified via Press Ganey

My provider is timely and answers all of my questions and she keeps me informed about my health.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-16

Patient verified via Press Ganey

She was very thorough, especially for an urgent care visit. I did not feel rushed.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-28

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Great Care.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-06

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Good

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lydia R. Best, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$100 Repatha $100
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$47 SEROQUEL XR $17	FARXIGA $16	DUTOPROL $14
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$14 LANTUS $14
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$13 LINZESS $13
Abbott Laboratories	$12 Freestyle Libre 2 $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$186

Biography

Dr. Lydia Best's area of specialization is family medicine. She attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical School and subsequently trained at the University of Maryland Medical Center for residency. Her average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Best can take several insurance carriers, including United Healthcare Navigate, Blue California, and HealthSmart. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. Dr. Best is professionally affiliated with HealthTexas Provider Network. She has an open panel in Dallas, TX according to Doctor.com.