Ronald L. Bear, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lincoln, NE
Ronald L. Bear, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1467521344, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska TEP5537, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald L. Bear
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- TEP5537 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4600 Valley Road, Lincoln, NE 68510
- Phone
- (402) 483-4571
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 483-5079
- Medicaid ID
- 47055301100 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091014000504); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald L. Bear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license TEP5537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Beatrice Community Hospital And Health Center IncBeatrice, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald L. Bear among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Ronald L. Bear, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 77% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lincoln
They are 219 of the 14,829 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Ronald L. Bear, MD's NPI number?
Ronald L. Bear, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467521344, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald L. Bear, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 Valley Road, Lincoln, NE, 68510. Phone: (402) 483-4571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald L. Bear, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number TEP5537, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald L. Bear, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald L. Bear, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald L. Bear, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100. 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.