NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emmy Bell

Nephrology Physician · Birmingham, AL

Emmy Bell is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1871548339, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13092, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871548339
Name
Emmy Bell
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
13092 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(800) 822-8816
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100825000556); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1985
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 1717 6TH Ave S

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

  1. Catherine AdamsFamily Nurse Practitioner1184173502
  2. Dylan AddisAnesthesiology Physician1922425842
  3. Monica AgarwalEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1659565513
  4. Shruti AgnihotriNeurology Physician1699973669
  5. Patricia AikenHospitalist Physician1124318340
  6. Alian Al-BalasNephrology Physician1184936304

Verify Emmy Bell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

467 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Emmy Bell467
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium33 claims
  3. Lisinopril25 claims
  4. Clinolipid20 claims
  5. Chlorthalidone19 claims
  6. Hydralazine Hcl19 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: $52.96

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Akebia Therapeutics Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Emmy Bell$52.96
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Emmy Bell among 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama

Emmy Bell is one of 183 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 143 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207RN0300X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael AllonBirmingham, AL 352331043265762
  2. Ammar AlmehmiBirmingham, AL 352331497798219
  3. Daniel Balkovetz, MDBirmingham, AL 352331245285766
  4. Suzanne Bergman, MDBirmingham, AL 352331174578439
  5. John Curtis, MDBirmingham, AL 352331356386601
  6. Robert Gaston, MDBirmingham, AL 352331154365237
  7. Orlando Gutierrez, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331932141538
  8. Bruce JulianBirmingham, AL 352331215964861

Common questions

What is Emmy Bell's NPI number?

Emmy Bell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871548339, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emmy Bell located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emmy Bell's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 13092, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Emmy Bell prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emmy Bell had 467 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.