NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician NPI 1942520515 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Bryce Bell, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Houston, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,013 in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
15
Medicare Part D claims · Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician avg: 185
Generic prescribing
0%
generic claims · 100% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$127.07
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Bryce Bell, M.D. filed 15 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Houston, Texas, prescribing 0% generic.
- 15
- Part D claims, 2024
- 0%
- generic prescribing
- $127.07
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Bryce Bell, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1942520515), first enumerated 06/07/2010.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 15 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$127.07 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Bryce Bell, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1942520515 · Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1942520515
- ENUM-MID 2010
- TAX-NARROW 2,013
- RX-TRACE 15
- BOOK-THIN 126 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Michael Lilyquist · 2010
Bryce Bell, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
15 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Bryce Bell, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Bryce Bell, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
15 92% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1942520515 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/07/2010 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bryce Bell, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$127
Largest payer
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Bryce Bell, M.D.. To verify Bryce Bell, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Bryce Bell, M.D. - brand share 100.0%
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician average
100% brand-name claims vs 0% generic, on 15 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
15
Total Claims
$8K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 15
- Total Day Supply
- 450
- Brand vs Generic
- 100% brand / 0% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $8K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $0
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.46
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Overview
How Bryce Bell, M.D. fits within the Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
2,013
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
185
Avg Claims per Provider
Bryce Bell, M.D.'s 15 claims are below the specialty average of 185.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Bell, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bell.
One of 126 Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. James Adams
MD
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Christopher Allmon
MD
Carrollton, TX
Dr. Benjamin Amis
MD
Austin, TX
Dr. Melissa Arief
M.D.
Houston, TX
Dr. Cameron Atkinson
M.D.
Arlington, TX
Compare Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bryce Bell, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Bryce Bell, M.D. specializes in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Bryce Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bryce Bell, M.D. wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims totaling $8K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
Where is Bryce Bell, M.D. located? ▼
Bryce Bell, M.D. is located at 18200 KATY FWY STE 520, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 227-4263.
What is Bryce Bell, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Bryce Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942520515, issued on 06/07/2010.
Does Bryce Bell, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Bryce Bell, M.D.'s prescribing is 100% brand-name and 0% generic drugs by claim count, with $8K in brand drug costs.
How many Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,013 Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician provider writes 185 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Bryce Bell, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Bryce Bell, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 15 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bryce Bell, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Bryce Bell, M.D.'s NPI is 1942520515 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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