Joshua David Bell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Guntersville, AL
Joshua David Bell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Guntersville, Alabama, and NPI 1548599798, issued on Dec 17, 2009. Check the license (Alabama MD.30451, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua David Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.30451 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2337 Homer Clayton Dr, Guntersville, AL 35976
- Phone
- (256) 582-5131
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 582-1100
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101222000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2337 Homer Clayton Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Boggess, MDFamily Medicine Physician1699731935
- April MillerFamily Nurse Practitioner1548621220
- Joel Milligan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093829640
- Emolee Vanzandt, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821944125
- Carleigh Winslett, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639989932
Verify Joshua David Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.30451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,228 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 294 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium333 claims
- Gabapentin239 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium234 claims
- Celecoxib201 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate187 claims
- Metformin Hcl176 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 40.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $619.99
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Lakeside Clinic LLCGuntersville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua David Bell among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Joshua David Bell, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Guntersville
They are 15 of the 577 NPPES records with a practice address in Guntersville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Boggess, MDGuntersville, AL 359761699731935
- Allison Brewster, CRNPGuntersville, AL 359761538698964
- David Campbell, M.D.Guntersville, AL 359761811100985
- Thomas Darnell, MDGuntersville, AL 359761437230109
- Dalton Diamond, MD, MPHGuntersville, AL 359761063471910
- Robert Hargraves, MDGuntersville, AL 359761821048794
- Stephen Henderson, MDGuntersville, AL 359761366523110
- Morgan Jackson, M.D.Guntersville, AL 359761801272638
Common questions
What is Joshua David Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua David Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548599798, issued on Dec 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua David Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2337 Homer Clayton Dr, Guntersville, AL, 35976. Phone: (256) 582-5131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua David Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.30451, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua David Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua David Bell, M.D. had 7,228 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua David Bell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 40.4 of 100. 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.