James Harvey Bell, O.D.
Optometrist · Cody, WY
James Harvey Bell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Cody, Wyoming, and NPI 1326029075, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Wyoming 198-T, as entered in NPPES) with the Wyoming board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Harvey Bell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 198-T WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 19TH St, Cody, WY 82414
- Phone
- (307) 587-4206
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (307) 587-5539
- Medicaid ID
- 104208400 WY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100917000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 147 in Wyoming → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 620 19TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristanza Bronnenberg, ODOptometrist1801437140
- Jonathan Hartley, O.D.Optometrist1255523254
Verify James Harvey Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wyoming board licenses this profession
Search for license 198-TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
695 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost398 claims
- Fluorometholone64 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl35 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate28 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 62.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
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
- Basin Vision Center, P. C.Cody, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Harvey Bell among 147 optometrist records in Wyoming
James Harvey Bell, O.D. is one of 147 optometrist records with a practice address in Wyoming. 70% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 79% 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 Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Cody
They are 8 of the 502 NPPES records with a practice address in Cody, and 147 optometrist records in Wyoming.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kristanza Bronnenberg, ODCody, WY 824141801437140
- Terence Cole, ODCody, WY 824141609959816
- Jacob Despain, O.D.Cody, WY 824141124284997
- Jacob HannonCody, WY 824141124388525
- Jonathan Hartley, O.D.Cody, WY 824141255523254
- Richard Jones, ODCody, WY 824141477544161
- Alisa Stewart, OPTICIANCody, WY 824141467617266
- Randy WaddellGreybull, WY 824261679573380
Common questions
What is James Harvey Bell, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Harvey Bell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326029075, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Harvey Bell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 19TH St, Cody, WY, 82414. Phone: (307) 587-4206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Harvey Bell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 198-T, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Harvey Bell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Harvey Bell, O.D. had 695 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Harvey Bell, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.