Christopher Bell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
Christopher Bell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1356723522, issued on Jun 24, 2015. Check the license (Iowa MD-47216, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD-47216 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1212 Pleasant St Ste 211, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 875-9770
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 875-9771
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200625001882); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-47216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl24 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: $693.66
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Iowa Clinic PCOttumwa, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Bell among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Christopher Bell, M.D. is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 surgery physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 103 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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- Ashlea Semmens, MDDes Moines, IA 503091023548633
Common questions
What is Christopher Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356723522, issued on Jun 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1212 Pleasant St Ste 211, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 875-9770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-47216, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Bell, M.D. had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.