Melanie K. Bell, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Port Arthur, TX
Melanie K. Bell, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Port Arthur, Texas, and NPI 1639396781, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Texas PA03511, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie K. Bell
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA03511 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2501 Jimmy Johnson Blvd Ste 501B, Port Arthur, TX 77640
- Phone
- (409) 729-2555
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2024
- Fax
- (409) 729-2542
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050420000782); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie K. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA03511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,849 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium220 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium190 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate148 claims
- Ozempic143 claims
- Alprazolam137 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $841.99
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rhg OF Texas PAPort Arthur, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie K. Bell among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Melanie K. Bell, P.A. is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Port Arthur
They are 8 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Arthur, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
All 10,999 in Texas → Every provider in Port Arthur → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fareesha Jiwani, PAPort Arthur, TX 776401275108698
- Richard Woodcroft, PAPort Arthur, TX 776401144316787
- Ciarra AlamiaPort Arthur, TX 776421265392765
- Lindsey Fowler, PAPort Arthur, TX 776421336441922
- Brianna Koym, PAPort Arthur, TX 776421912640095
- Vivek Oza, PA-CPort Arthur, TX 776421245847581
- Clayton Wilkerson, PA-CPort Arthur, TX 776421952181612
- Jennifer Gibson, MS, PA-CPort Neches, TX 776511740877893
Common questions
What is Melanie K. Bell, P.A.'s NPI number?
Melanie K. Bell, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639396781, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie K. Bell, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 Jimmy Johnson Blvd Ste 501B, Port Arthur, TX, 77640. Phone: (409) 729-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie K. Bell, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA03511, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie K. Bell, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie K. Bell, P.A. had 4,849 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.