NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francis George Bell, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Seattle, WA

Francis George Bell, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1982846473, issued on Mar 30, 2009. Check the license (Washington 60220668, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982846473
Name
Francis George Bell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
60220668 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6537 19TH Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Phone
(206) 457-5959
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141021002402); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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. Swedish Health ServicesSeattle, WA

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

Francis George Bell among 1,753 pediatrics physician records in Washington

Francis George Bell, MD is one of 1,753 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Washington. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2014 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

544 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Seattle

They are 544 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 1,753 pediatrics physician records in Washington.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Graunke, M.D.Seattle, WA 981151346298643
  2. Tashi Gyaltsong, MDSeattle, WA 981151396947453
  3. Frederick Kassab, M.D.Seattle, WA 981151184775983
  4. Sheryl Morelli, MDSeattle, WA 981151568456523
  5. Yen Nguyen, DOSeattle, WA 981151205270584
  6. Jill Sells, MDSeattle, WA 981151063120442
  7. Bryn Stevens, M.D.Seattle, WA 981151659423564
  8. Susan Altemeier, MDSeattle, WA 981161184709420

Common questions

What is Francis George Bell, MD's NPI number?

Francis George Bell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982846473, issued on Mar 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francis George Bell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6537 19TH Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115. Phone: (206) 457-5959. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francis George Bell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number 60220668, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.