NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Day Bell, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Hickory, NC

Margaret Day Bell, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1578785390, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-00208, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1578785390
Name
Margaret Day Bell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
2008-00208 NC
26803 AL
MD38320 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 Fairgrove Church RD, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 326-3000
Enumerated
May 2, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Medicaid IDs
NC1017 SC
5910542 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081110000566); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 810 Fairgrove Church RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Randy Arrowood, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336241553
  2. Brian Badders, LPTPhysical Therapist1023195039
  3. Cynthia BarePharmacist1841447539
  4. Jacquelin Barkley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922100049
  5. Michelle Benfield, MIDWIFEAdvanced Practice Midwife1932308889
  6. Dennis Bennett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912009044

Verify Margaret Day Bell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $18.41

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margaret Bell$18.41
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Providence Anesthesiology Associates PACharlotte, NC

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

32 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 32 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.

Other anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina

  1. Francis Abdou, MDRaleigh, NC1427150366
  2. Steven Abriola, MDWinston Salem, NC1215564794
  3. Suneeta Acharya, MDWinston Salem, NC1457763476
  4. Leah Acker, PH.D., M.D.Durham, NC1184156887
  5. Stephen Acosta, MDChapel Hill, NC1255741757
  6. Jacob Acton, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC1841516762
  7. James Adams, MDBurlington, NC1659351385
  8. Jeffery Adams, MDStatesville, NC1255301933
  9. Lu Adams, M.D.Morrisville, NC1295052348
  10. Satish Adawadkar, MDCharlotte, NC1437366754

Common questions

What is Margaret Day Bell, MD's NPI number?

Margaret Day Bell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578785390, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Day Bell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Fairgrove Church RD, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 326-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Day Bell, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-00208, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.