Rick A. Bell
Optometrist · Nashville, AR
Rick A. Bell is an optometrist with a practice address in Nashville, Arkansas, and NPI 1093795379, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 2258, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick A. Bell
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2258 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 708 S Main St, Nashville, AR 71852
- Phone
- (870) 845-5211
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (870) 845-2180
- Medicaid ID
- 112955722 AR
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 531 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 708 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Tollett, ODOptometrist1467079194
Verify Rick A. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $159.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Rick A. Bell among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Rick A. Bell is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 65% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 3 of the 289 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joe Chaney, ODNashville, AR 718521861485427
- Christopher Tollett, ODNashville, AR 718521467079194
- Audie Teague, O.D.Prescott, AR 718571821185091
- Robert Fitzhugh, O.D.Stamps, AR 718601346241015
- Scott Seller, O.D.Hot Springs, AR 719011104880657
- Wallace Towle, ODHot Springs National Park, AR 719011710047857
- William Coffee, O.D.Hope, AR 718011235120106
- Don Freel, ODHope, AR 718011295705267
Common questions
What is Rick A. Bell's NPI number?
Rick A. Bell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093795379, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick A. Bell located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 708 S Main St, Nashville, AR, 71852. Phone: (870) 845-5211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick A. Bell's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2258, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rick A. Bell prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick A. Bell had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.