Charles Jerome Bell, OD
Optometrist · Tuskegee, AL
Charles Jerome Bell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Tuskegee, Alabama, and NPI 1891856043, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Alabama S546 - TA 112, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Jerome Bell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- S546 - TA 112 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 N Elm St, Tuskegee, AL 36083
- Phone
- (334) 727-6247
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 725-1600
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150930002172); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 302 N Elm St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles Jerome Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license S546 - TA 112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost62 claims
- Timolol Maleate37 claims
- Lumigan18 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol13 claims
- Travatan Z12 claims
- Simbrinza11 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.
Charles Jerome Bell among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Charles Jerome Bell, OD is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Tuskegee
They are 3 of the 278 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuskegee, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Lewis, O.D.Tuskegee, AL 360831780806653
- Jordan Rockwell, O.D.Tuskegee, AL 360831871998187
- Thomas Dunn, ODTroy, AL 360811295716116
- David Hamlin, O.D.Troy, AL 360811073594545
- Elizabeth Hitchcock, O.D.Troy, AL 360811932399375
- Shanna May, ODTroy, AL 360791487622932
- Erika Poikey, ODTroy, AL 360791366964496
- Nicholas Mullins, ODTallassee, AL 360781508430042
Common questions
What is Charles Jerome Bell, OD's NPI number?
Charles Jerome Bell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891856043, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Jerome Bell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 N Elm St, Tuskegee, AL, 36083. Phone: (334) 727-6247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Jerome Bell, OD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number S546 - TA 112, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Jerome Bell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Jerome Bell, OD had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 47 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.