Susan Katharine Bell, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Susan Katharine Bell, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1952489783, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A61197, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan Katharine Bell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A61197 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
- Phone
- (925) 952-2888
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 952-2845
- Medicaid ID
- 00A611970 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080125000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Susan Katharine Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
3,894 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium342 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium227 claims
- Lisinopril171 claims
- Losartan Potassium162 claims
- Atenolol148 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate139 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Susan Katharine Bell among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Susan Katharine Bell, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek
They are 68 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Susan Katharine Bell, MD's NPI number?
Susan Katharine Bell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952489783, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan Katharine Bell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA, 94595. Phone: (925) 952-2888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan Katharine Bell, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A61197, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Susan Katharine Bell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan Katharine Bell, MD had 3,894 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.