James Welch Bell, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Newton, MA
James Welch Bell, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1265859508, issued on Mar 25, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts PA4979, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Welch Bell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA4979 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 Adams Ave, Newton, MA 02465
- Phone
- (413) 663-7341
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Welch Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license PA4979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $1,120.74
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Antares Pharma, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
James Welch Bell among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
James Welch Bell, PA-C is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 physician assistant records list a practice address in Newton
They are 63 of the 2,975 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is James Welch Bell, PA-C's NPI number?
James Welch Bell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265859508, issued on Mar 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Welch Bell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Adams Ave, Newton, MA, 02465. Phone: (413) 663-7341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Welch Bell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA4979, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts 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.