Clair L. Bello, DPM
Podiatrist · Athens, TN
Clair L. Bello, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Athens, Tennessee, and NPI 1518960855, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee DPM0000000637, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clair L. Bello
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License numbers
- DPM0000000637 TN
POD001010 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 705 Cook Dr. Suite 200, Athens, TN 37303
- Phone
- (423) 744-9399
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 744-3067
- Medicaid ID
- 3354074 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050609000798); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest podiatrist records → All 120 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Verify Clair L. Bello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license DPM0000000637Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
586 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin93 claims
- Ammonium Lactate66 claims
- Meloxicam62 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine35 claims
- Methylprednisolone33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate32 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: $890.91
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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 2 group practices
- Advanced Foot Care LLPHixson, TN
- Upperline Healthcare PCDalton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clair L. Bello among 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee
Clair L. Bello, DPM is one of 120 podiatrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 70 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Tennessee
There are 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee.
All 120 in Tennessee → Every provider in Athens → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry McCulleyAthens, TN 373031295858330
- Richard Baker, DPMCleveland, TN 373121578547238
- Barry Schulman, D.P.M.Cleveland, TN 373121720081078
- Maria Pacheco, DPMHixson, TN 373431336481589
- Damieon Brown, DPMJasper, TN 373471053335273
- Kevin Haag, DPMCollegedale, TN 373631174044010
- Kirby Deeter, DPMNashville, TN 372321780764779
- Ingie El-Khashab, DPMNashville, TN 372321821087644
Common questions
What is Clair L. Bello, DPM's NPI number?
Clair L. Bello, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518960855, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clair L. Bello, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 Cook Dr. Suite 200, Athens, TN, 37303. Phone: (423) 744-9399. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clair L. Bello, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number DPM0000000637, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Clair L. Bello, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clair L. Bello, DPM had 586 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. 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.