William J. Bell, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Booneville, MS
William J. Bell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Booneville, Mississippi, and NPI 1164470720, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15015, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Bell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 15015 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Hospital St, Booneville, MS 38829
- Phone
- (800) 291-4020
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 419-7247
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231115003471); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William J. Bell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
294 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Cefdinir36 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl12 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): 56.3 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 2 group practices
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William J. Bell among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
William J. Bell, MD is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Booneville
They are 7 of the 170 NPPES records with a practice address in Booneville, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is William J. Bell, MD's NPI number?
William J. Bell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164470720, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Bell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Hospital St, Booneville, MS, 38829. Phone: (800) 291-4020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Bell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15015, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William J. Bell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Bell, MD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William J. Bell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 56.3 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.