Joseph William Bell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Saratoga Springs, NY
Joseph William Bell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saratoga Springs, New York, and NPI 1679593222, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (New York 199462, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph William Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 199462 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 West Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
- Phone
- (518) 693-4418
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 693-4481
- Medicaid ID
- 01951151 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110124000819); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph William Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 199462Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
214 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate16 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 claims
- Erythromycin11 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): 65.4 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph William Bell among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Joseph William Bell, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Beehner, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661881760965
- Sean Boyle, M.D.Saratoga Springs, NY 128661821434135
- Anthony Cutry, M.D.,PHDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661336199512
- Randall Kimball, M.D.Saratoga Springs, NY 128661972763977
- Frederick Reynolds, M.D.Saratoga Springs, NY 128661164442711
- Rachel Thiets, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661356800395
Common questions
What is Joseph William Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph William Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679593222, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph William Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 West Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866. Phone: (518) 693-4418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph William Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 199462, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph William Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph William Bell, M.D. had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph William Bell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.4 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.