NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia E. Bell, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Murrells Inlet, SC

Virginia E. Bell, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and NPI 1598753329, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 2294, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1598753329
Name
Virginia E. Bell
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
2294 SC
R73086 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
912 Inlet Square Dr, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Phone
(843) 651-4111
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 651-1047
Medicaid ID
NP0537 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100927001427); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 912 Inlet Square Dr

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

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  2. Rhonda Brown, NPNurse Practitioner1730176504
  3. Gail Detjen, PTPhysical Therapist1659543460
  4. Linda Hudson, APRN, FNP-BC, CPNFamily Nurse Practitioner1245742782
  5. Wanda Lowery, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366683823
  6. Karen McCutcheon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881613610

Verify Virginia E. Bell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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8.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

10,801 Medicare Part D claims for 643 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 171 claims were for opioids.

  1. Virginia Bell10,801
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium580 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium521 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium472 claims
  4. Omeprazole347 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium321 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate290 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: $1,708.19

88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Virginia Bell$1,708.19
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLCMurrells Inlet, SC

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

Virginia E. Bell among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Virginia E. Bell, APRN is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Murrells Inlet

They are 39 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stacie BartmanMurrells Inlet, SC 295761134545692
  2. Craig Cohen, DCMurrells Inlet, SC 295761659406759
  3. Crystal Connors, APRN, FNP-CMurrells Inlet, SC 295761629357272
  4. Naomi Ferguson, FNPMurrells Inlet, SC 295761699217653
  5. Caroline Ford, FNP-CMurrells Inlet, SC 295761043619414
  6. Stephanie Hightower, FNP-BCMurrells Inlet, SC 295761629261342
  7. Linda Hudson, APRN, FNP-BC, CPNMurrells Inlet, SC 295761245742782
  8. Virginia Johnston, FNPMurrells Inlet, SC 295761447310438

Common questions

What is Virginia E. Bell, APRN's NPI number?

Virginia E. Bell, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598753329, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia E. Bell, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 Inlet Square Dr, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. Phone: (843) 651-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia E. Bell, APRN's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2294, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Virginia E. Bell, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Virginia E. Bell, APRN had 10,801 Medicare Part D claims for 643 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.