Christopher Michael Bell, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Fort Bliss, TN
Christopher Michael Bell, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Fort Bliss, Tennessee, and NPI 1013275627, issued on May 2, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 0000050930, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License numbers
- 0000050930 TN
50930 TN
R9036 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18511 Highlander Medics St, Fort Bliss, TN 79918
- Phone
- (915) 569-3253
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200319002978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Christopher Michael Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 0000050930Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
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: $243.26
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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
- University Surgical Associates, PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 35 surgical critical care physician records in Tennessee.
Other surgical critical care physician records in Tennessee
- Yasmin Ali, M.D.Memphis, TN1316357189
- Mohammed Almzayyen, MDNashville, TN1013350131
- Tiffany Bee, MDMemphis, TN1811953607
- Alexander Cavalea, MDKnoxville, TN1376958231
- Jeffrey ConnerNashville, TN1619408937
- Anne Conquest, MDJohnson City, TN1154358083
- Martin Croce, MDMemphis, TN1851357644
- Kalli Devecki, D.O.Johnson City, TN1639600653
- Patrick Duffy, MDNashville, TN1568788594
- Kiran Dyamenahalli, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN1003261421
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Michael Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013275627, issued on May 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18511 Highlander Medics St, Fort Bliss, TN, 79918. Phone: (915) 569-3253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000050930, 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 Michael Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Bell, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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.