NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Buffalo, NY

Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1669955639, issued on Sep 14, 2018. Check the license (New York 014635, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669955639
Name
Dimario Durand Bell
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
014635 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
34 Benwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone
(716) 986-9199
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2025
Fax
(716) 342-2340
Medicaid ID
07869363 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240513000753); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 34 Benwood Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shahla Ahmad, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1093121220
  2. Furqan Ahmed, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568721819
  3. Noor Aref, MSWCounselor1053076992
  4. Lida AtarodPediatrics Physician1376414839
  5. Timothy Banks, PTPhysical Therapist1104996172
  6. Christina BettonMarriage & Family Therapist1093601106

Verify Dimario Durand Bell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Health Center OF Buffalo IncBuffalo, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dimario Durand Bell among 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York

Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC is one of 19,989 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

568 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 568 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lynn Answeeney, AABuffalo, NY 142141932205986
  2. Rita Cuda, LMHCBuffalo, NY 142141003968025
  3. Denise Dimaggio, LMSWBuffalo, NY 142141548313414
  4. Stacy Essex, LCSW RBuffalo, NY 142141730232026
  5. Douglas Fabian, LICENSED SOCIAL WORKBuffalo, NY 142141982898334
  6. Harold Harden, M.S. ED., LMHCBuffalo, NY 142141962612416
  7. Amy Heath, LCSWBuffalo, NY 142141457404329
  8. Matthew Jost, LCSWBuffalo, NY 142141306825641

Common questions

What is Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC's NPI number?

Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669955639, issued on Sep 14, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 Benwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14214. Phone: (716) 986-9199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dimario Durand Bell, LMHC's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 014635, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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