NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Bell

Dentist · Tulare, CA

Brian Bell is a dentist with a practice address in Tulare, California, and NPI 1144659434, issued on Nov 6, 2013. Check the license (California 61990, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144659434
Name
Brian Bell
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
61990 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
970 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA 93274
Phone
(559) 366-9006
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 366-2426
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

70 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brian Bell70
  2. Specialty average86

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin33 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: $844.43

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Bell$844.43
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Brian Bell among 14,729 dentist records in California

Brian Bell is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 dentist records list a practice address in Tulare

They are 22 of the 1,041 NPPES records with a practice address in Tulare, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Briggs, D.D.S.Tulare, CA 932741346354552
  2. Dennis Buhler, D.D.STulare, CA 932741295870319
  3. Frederick Chun, DMDTulare, CA 932741932418464
  4. John Fawson, DDSTulare, CA 932741518069558
  5. Hani Guirguis, D.M.D.Corcoran, CA 932741437358488
  6. Yi He, D.D.S.Tulare, CA 932741215027511
  7. Bryan Horgan, DDSTulare, CA 932741235487745
  8. Soo-Hyun Kim, DDSTulare, CA 932741407037773

Common questions

What is Brian Bell's NPI number?

Brian Bell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144659434, issued on Nov 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Bell located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 970 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA, 93274. Phone: (559) 366-9006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Bell's license?

NPPES lists California license number 61990, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brian Bell prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Bell had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.