Nicholas P. Bell, M. D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Bellaire, TX
Nicholas P. Bell, M. D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1831180041, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Texas L0028, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas P. Bell
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- L0028 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6565 West Loop S Ste 650, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 797-1010
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 357-7276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101203000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas P. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L0028Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,362 Medicare Part D claims for 1,106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost957 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol716 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate699 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine593 claims
- Lumigan259 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate251 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $591.80
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Center OF Texas LLPBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas P. Bell among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Nicholas P. Bell, M. D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Bellaire
They are 27 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellaire, and 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas P. Bell, M. D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas P. Bell, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831180041, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas P. Bell, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 West Loop S Ste 650, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 797-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas P. Bell, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L0028, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas P. Bell, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas P. Bell, M. D. had 5,362 Medicare Part D claims for 1,106 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas P. Bell, M. D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.