Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D.
Optometrist · Burlington, NC
Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1447384714, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 1112, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Trollinger Bell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1112 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 925 S Main St, Burlington, NC 27215
- Phone
- (336) 228-8369
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 228-0869
- Medicaid ID
- 8909102 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111018000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Philip Trollinger Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,316 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost699 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate125 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl113 claims
- Timolol Maleate94 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth34 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.
Philip Trollinger Bell among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Burlington
They are 15 of the 1,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Devetski, ODBurlington, NC 272151679594758
- Cynthia Donnelly, ODBurlington, NC 272151255361291
- Samantha Dunnington, ODBurlington, NC 272151720637440
- George Glosson, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151881642882
- George Katsoudas, ODBurlington, NC 272151447212618
- Kristine Loo, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151245675701
- Jason Minton, ODBurlington, NC 272151073873865
- Keith Nice, O.D.Burlington, NC 272151144350216
Common questions
What is Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447384714, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 925 S Main St, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 228-8369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1112, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Trollinger Bell, O.D. had 1,316 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.