Christopher M. Bell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Crossville, TN
Christopher M. Bell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Crossville, Tennessee, and NPI 1669424107, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 8666, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 8666 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 124 Hayes St, Crossville, TN 38555
- Phone
- (931) 459-7655
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Fax
- (931) 787-1622
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110228000680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 124 Hayes St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher M. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,788.93
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Steris Corporation. 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
- Cumberland Physician Group, LLCCrossville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 surgery physician records list a practice address in Crossville
They are 7 of the 532 NPPES records with a practice address in Crossville, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 7 in Crossville → All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Crossville →
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Common questions
What is Christopher M. Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher M. Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669424107, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 124 Hayes St, Crossville, TN, 38555. Phone: (931) 459-7655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 8666, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher M. Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Bell, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.