NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gerald Scott Bell, O.D.

Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA

Gerald Scott Bell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053316406, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG-000595, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; 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
1053316406
Name
Gerald Scott Bell
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OEG-000595 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4822 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(412) 683-1020
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 683-2050
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121203000460); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1997
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 ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $136.06

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gerald Bell$136.06
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Aeg Pennsylvania Professional IncPittsburgh, PA

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

Gerald Scott Bell among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania

Gerald Scott Bell, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Murielle Cayemitte, ODPittsburgh, PA 152241023859469
  2. Christopher Cecchini, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241013907997
  3. Janelle Foster, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241043273345
  4. Maryam Hajouni, ODPittsburgh, PA 152241376267864
  5. Alexis KaperPittsburgh, PA 152241477406189
  6. Sarah Zambotti, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241083062822
  7. Mark Abelman, ODPittsburgh, PA 152221043200751
  8. Krystal Baker, O.DPittsburgh, PA 152221205141249

Common questions

What is Gerald Scott Bell, O.D.'s NPI number?

Gerald Scott Bell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053316406, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gerald Scott Bell, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4822 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 683-1020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gerald Scott Bell, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG-000595, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania 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.

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.