Michael L. Bell, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Bend, OR
Michael L. Bell, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1144292590, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Oregon 27362, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 27362 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2349 NE Conners Ave, Bend, OR 97701
- Phone
- (541) 317-0044
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 728-0707
- Medicaid ID
- 274426 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070808000804); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurology physician records → All 287 in Oregon → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2349 NE Conners Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Brown, PAMedical Physician Assistant1699001800
- Tyler Clark, M.D.Neurology Physician1447549183
- Laura Schaben, M.D.Neurology Physician1053369884
- David Schloesser, M.D.Neurology Physician1750342010
Verify Michael L. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license 27362Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
4,448 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl357 claims
- Levetiracetam330 claims
- Lamotrigine306 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa278 claims
- Gabapentin249 claims
- Lacosamide193 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $342.64
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Bend Neurological Associates LLCBend, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael L. Bell among 287 neurology physician records in Oregon
Michael L. Bell, M.D. is one of 287 neurology physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% 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, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Oregon
There are 287 neurology physician records in Oregon.
All 287 in Oregon → Every provider in Bend → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francena Abendroth, MDBend, OR 977011497760995
- Rachel BrownBend, OR 977011154775435
- Gary Buchholz, M.D.Bend, OR 977011942261201
- Tyler Clark, M.D.Bend, OR 977011447549183
- Michelle Cohen, M.D.Bend, OR 977011063946408
- Cole CrowsonBend, OR 977011942799531
- Gregory Ferenz, D.O.Bend, OR 977011568696243
- Craigan Griffin, M.D.Bend, OR 977011407839798
Common questions
What is Michael L. Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael L. Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144292590, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2349 NE Conners Ave, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 317-0044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number 27362, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael L. Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael L. Bell, M.D. had 4,448 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael L. Bell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.