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Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

1501 Houston Street
Castroville, TX 78009

(830) 538-3550

Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX specializing in emergency medicine.

Office Locations

1501 Houston Street
Castroville, TX 78009

(830) 538-3550

(830) 538-3553

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

urine tests

In 2012, Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	112
breathing treatment	34
doctor visit	585
ear procedures	17
lab tests	348
preventive care	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
vaccines	13
X-rays	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
blood draw	91
breathing treatment	38
doctor visit	591
ear procedures	15
lab tests	363
minor procedures	11
preventive care	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	60
vaccines	37
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11
X-rays	76

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	47
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
blood draw	138
breathing treatment	49
doctor visit	719
ear procedures	11
lab tests	304
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	79
vaccines	40
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22
X-rays	114

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	42
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	122
breathing treatment	60
doctor visit	807
ear procedures	20
lab tests	480
minimally invasive procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	65
X-rays	65

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	126
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
blood draw	237
breathing treatment	34
doctor visit	860
ear procedures	18
lab tests	485
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
vaccines	11
X-rays	105

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	65
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	20
blood draw	310
breathing treatment	46
doctor visit	809
ear procedures	36
lab tests	620
minimally invasive procedures	28
preventive care	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	90
vaccines	21
X-rays	110

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	65
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, breathing treatment and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	193
breathing treatment	51
doctor visit	726
ear procedures	24
lab tests	426
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	16
X-rays	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	62
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2019 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	50
doctor visit	104
lab tests	49

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2020 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	36
doctor visit	230
lab tests	99

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX during 2023 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204
lab tests	22

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2023

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Castroville, TX were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	18
blood draw	143
doctor visit	482
ear procedures	20
lab tests	319
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	15
preventive care	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	71
vaccines	24
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16
X-rays	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	275
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	103
85 and over	33
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$15 MOUNJARO $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15

Biography

Dr. Max Best is a family medicine and emergency medicine specialist in Castroville, TX. Dr. Best has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Max E. Best JR., MD From 2012 - 2023

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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