NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Douglas Bell, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Port Neches, TX

Stephen Douglas Bell, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Port Neches, Texas, and NPI 1538426184, issued on Apr 20, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q3642, 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
1538426184
Name
Stephen Douglas Bell
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
Q3642 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2645 Nall St, Port Neches, TX 77651
Phone
(409) 210-3336
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2025
Fax
(409) 527-3969
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240221004402); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2012
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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Also registered at 2645 Nall St

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

  1. Nan AmmelOther Technician1699258285
  2. Lane BlockOther Technician1528599545
  3. Renee Broussard, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316478506
  4. Lennie FarmerOther Technician1578075370
  5. Brandy FontenotOther Technician1124559703
  6. K Gerstenberg, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1265430649

Verify Stephen Douglas 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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,804 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Bell1,804
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium63 claims
  3. Gabapentin62 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium47 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl43 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate39 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: $497.36

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Bell$497.36
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. K Paul Gerstenberg, D O, P APort Neches, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephen Douglas Bell among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Stephen Douglas Bell, DO is one of 11,119 family 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 2012, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Port Neches

They are 3 of the 78 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Neches, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Faseler, D.O.Port Neches, TX 776511871592006
  2. K Gerstenberg, D.O.Port Neches, TX 776511265430649
  3. Doyce Cartrett, MDSilsbee, TX 776561437240876
  4. Joseph Newell, FNP-CSilsbee, TX 776561104277409
  5. Pranav Bhatt, M.D.Lumberton, TX 776571619394756
  6. Tuan Dao, MDLumberton, TX 776571124349055
  7. Shanthi Reddy, MD PALumberton, TX 776571134127681
  8. Charles Wilson, D.O.Sour Lake, TX 776591790799807

Common questions

What is Stephen Douglas Bell, DO's NPI number?

Stephen Douglas Bell, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538426184, issued on Apr 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Douglas Bell, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2645 Nall St, Port Neches, TX, 77651. Phone: (409) 210-3336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Douglas Bell, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q3642, 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 Stephen Douglas Bell, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Douglas Bell, DO had 1,804 Medicare Part D claims for 432 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.