NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael John Bell, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM

Michael John Bell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1851397723, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico MD2005-0372, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851397723
Name
Michael John Bell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD2005-0372 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4371 E Lohman Ave FL 2, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone
(575) 521-4808
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(575) 526-6303
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Michael John Bell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

436 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Bell436
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone70 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl27 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
  5. Lisinopril22 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide15 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): 89.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $88.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Bell$88.36
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael John Bell among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico

Michael John Bell, M.D. is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

52 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces

They are 52 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Attiogbe, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111457346652
  2. Harry BassLas Cruces, NM 880111952398364
  3. Louis Benevento, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111063445666
  4. Angelica Caglia, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111861486201
  5. Virginia Corpus, MD, FACPLas Cruces, NM 880111144225160
  6. John Glick, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111811904337
  7. Ernest JabourLas Cruces, NM 880111306815691
  8. George Lopez, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111225092927

Common questions

What is Michael John Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael John Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851397723, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael John Bell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4371 E Lohman Ave FL 2, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 521-4808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael John Bell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2005-0372, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael John Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael John Bell, M.D. had 436 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael John Bell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.