Sara Nath Bell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Sara Nath Bell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528048790, issued on Jan 22, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 19973, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Nath Bell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19973 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 NE Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29223
- Phone
- (803) 736-6262
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 699-1934
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Nath Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er11 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.
Sara Nath Bell among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Sara Nath Bell, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
235 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 235 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Sara Nath Bell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sara Nath Bell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528048790, issued on Jan 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Nath Bell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 NE Medical Park, Columbia, SC, 29223. Phone: (803) 736-6262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Nath Bell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19973, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Nath Bell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Nath Bell, M.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.