| | Physician Last Name: | Best |
| | Physician First Name: | Henry |
| | Physician Middle Name: | J |
| | Address: | 640 Belle Terre Road, Building F
Port Jefferson, NY 11777 |
| | License Number: | 187792 |
| | License Type: | DO |
| | Year of Birth: |
1963
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| | Effective Date: | 04/16/2012 |
| | Action Description for DOH Webpage: | Probation for three years with a license limitation precluding the physician from prescribing Schedule II controlled substances. He is precluded from treating patients for chronic pain conditions with the exception of patients suffering from chronic arthritis and being treated with steroids and non-controlled substances. He is permitted to prescribe Schedule III controlled substances with the condition that he maintain a prescribing log. Patients currently being prescribed with Schedule II controlled substances and being treated for chronic pain conditions must be appropriately referred to another health care provider. The physician has completed the terms of his probation effective April 15, 2015, however the license restriction remains in effect. |
| | Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage: | The physician did not contest the charge of negligence on more than one occasion. |
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