NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Steven Bell, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Robert Steven Bell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1366403735, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas J0441, 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
1366403735
Name
Robert Steven Bell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
J0441 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11325 Fallbrook Dr, Houston, TX 77065
Phone
(281) 890-7773
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
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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Also registered at 11325 Fallbrook Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Susan Herdman, PACPhysician Assistant1356302731
  2. Kimberlea Staton, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1396798799

Verify Robert Steven Bell in five checks

  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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Bell24
  2. Specialty average346

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: $3,800.27

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Bell$3,800
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Robert Steven Bell among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Robert Steven Bell, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Drew Fehsenfeld, MDHouston, TX 770651124137112
  2. Tiffany Huynh, MDHouston, TX 770651376174425
  3. Richard Larrey, M.D.Houston, TX 770651033167622
  4. Nurulhusein Nurbhai, D.O.Houston, TX 770651023064672
  5. Daniel O'Brien, M.D.Houston, TX 770651528421070
  6. Thomas Tanous, MDHouston, TX 770651205030897
  7. Darin Tessier, MDHouston, TX 770651164603866
  8. Anthony Melillo, M.D.Houston, TX 770621598754103

Common questions

What is Robert Steven Bell, MD's NPI number?

Robert Steven Bell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366403735, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Steven Bell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11325 Fallbrook Dr, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (281) 890-7773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Steven Bell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J0441, 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 Robert Steven Bell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Steven Bell, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.