Bill J. Bell, O.D.
Optometrist · Mena, AR
Bill J. Bell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mena, Arkansas, and NPI 1669492781, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 2289, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bill J. Bell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2289 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Highway 71 N, Mena, AR 71953
- Phone
- (479) 394-4083
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 394-1117
- Medicaid ID
- 178511722 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080819000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Highway 71 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bill J. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
408 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost250 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol46 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate28 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 claims
- Tobramycin12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bill J. Bell among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Bill J. Bell, O.D. is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Mena
They are 4 of the 173 NPPES records with a practice address in Mena, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Howard Hall, O.D.Mena, AR 719531699860007
- C. Liles, O.D.Mena, AR 719531184620049
- Ryann Roles, ODMena, AR 719531154071389
- Mike Tannehill, ODMt Ida, AR 719571447307095
- Mandi OttGlenwood, AR 719431700237153
- Lucas Ott, O.D.Glenwood, AR 719431265847362
- Annette Webb, O.D.Pearcy, AR 719641427050111
- R Bost, OD PAArkadelphia, AR 719231669430914
Common questions
What is Bill J. Bell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Bill J. Bell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669492781, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bill J. Bell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Highway 71 N, Mena, AR, 71953. Phone: (479) 394-4083. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bill J. Bell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2289, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bill J. Bell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bill J. Bell, O.D. had 408 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.