NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Collins Bell, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Richardson, TX

Richard Collins Bell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1730241480, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas J3668, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730241480
Name
Richard Collins Bell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J3668 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
399 W Campbell RD Ste 106, Richardson, TX 75080
Phone
(972) 498-7681
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 498-7696
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100609000954); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,936 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. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Bell2,936
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium236 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium145 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate135 claims
  4. Olmesartan Medoxomil126 claims
  5. Ezetimibe118 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium110 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: $1,971.65

93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, 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. Richard Bell$1,971.65
  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.

Richard Collins Bell among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Richard Collins Bell, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richardson

They are 61 of the 2,896 NPPES records with a practice address in Richardson, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henry Allen, MDRichardson, TX 750801710900527
  2. Sita Boppana, M.D.Richardson, TX 750801689629123
  3. Jung Chi, MDRichardson, TX 750801881670685
  4. Trung Dao, MDRichardson, TX 750801558354712
  5. Sandra Fogelman, MDRichardson, TX 750801548219421
  6. Vladimir Grebennikov, M.D.Richardson, TX 750801952399313
  7. Kevin Kim, M.D.Richardson, TX 750801669480828
  8. William Mania, MD PARichardson, TX 750801770599326

Common questions

What is Richard Collins Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Collins Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730241480, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Collins Bell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 399 W Campbell RD Ste 106, Richardson, TX, 75080. Phone: (972) 498-7681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Collins Bell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J3668, 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 Richard Collins Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Collins Bell, M.D. had 2,936 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.