Brian Wayne Bell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Forest City, NC
Brian Wayne Bell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1518961275, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9701245, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Wayne Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 9701245 NC
18850 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 249 Oak St, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 245-3158
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 247-6484
- Medicaid IDs
- 1518961275 NC
188503 SC
891345U NC - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 249 Oak St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheri CouchNurse Practitioner1598209553
- Donna Hewitt, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1710404421
- Gabrielle Hope, FNPNurse Practitioner1275374134
Verify Brian Wayne Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
732 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl34 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Eliquis25 claims
- Carvedilol22 claims
- Potassium Chloride21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medline Industries LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Brian Wayne Bell among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Brian Wayne Bell, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest City
They are 13 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Brian Wayne Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Wayne Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518961275, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Wayne Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 249 Oak St, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 245-3158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Wayne Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701245, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Wayne Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Wayne Bell, M.D. had 732 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.