David Wilkinson Bell, M.D
Psychiatry Physician · Durham, NC
David Wilkinson Bell, M.D is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1831149814, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 64790, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Wilkinson Bell
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 64790 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (919) 457-1517
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 363-7697
- Medicaid ID
- 891284M NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120904000023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Wilkinson Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 64790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate13 claims
- Divalproex Sodium11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCDurham, NC
- Physicians Eldercare PADurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Wilkinson Bell among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
David Wilkinson Bell, M.D is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 209 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is David Wilkinson Bell, M.D's NPI number?
David Wilkinson Bell, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831149814, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Wilkinson Bell, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 457-1517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Wilkinson Bell, M.D's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 64790, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Wilkinson Bell, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Wilkinson Bell, M.D had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.