NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Lynn Bell, MD

Neurology Physician · Greenville, NC

William Lynn Bell, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1528044609, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 22887, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528044609
Name
William Lynn Bell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License numbers
22887 NC
35127927 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2280 Hemby LN, Greenville, NC 27834
Phone
(252) 744-9400
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2024
Fax
(252) 744-9401
Medicaid ID
0161898 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210902000407); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1977
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 2280 Hemby LN

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

  1. Jenna Aldridge, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1164827416
  2. Susan Boutilier, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1558368936
  3. Anthony Breuer, M.D.Neurology Physician1508950114
  4. Jerry Burke, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1174581557
  5. Amanda Cox, NPNurse Practitioner1447139415
  6. Aubrie FarwellPhysician Assistant1104757210

Verify William Lynn Bell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

2,866 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. William Bell2,866
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam539 claims
  2. Lacosamide362 claims
  3. Lamotrigine224 claims
  4. Topiramate105 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium100 claims
  6. Zonisamide85 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): 98.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $703.50

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Bell$703.50
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
  2. Vidant Medical Group LLCGreenville, NC

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

William Lynn Bell among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina

William Lynn Bell, MD is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samir Al Ghazawi, MDGreenville, NC 278341366903049
  2. Anthony Breuer, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341508950114
  3. Diego Condes Diez Martinez, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341760802540
  4. Susan Evans, MDGreenville, NC 278341487658415
  5. Duard Fleming, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341033202551
  6. Robert Frere, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341669567095
  7. John Hardy, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341346333853
  8. Nurose Karim, MDGreenville, NC 278341720442338

Common questions

What is William Lynn Bell, MD's NPI number?

William Lynn Bell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528044609, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Lynn Bell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2280 Hemby LN, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 744-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Lynn Bell, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 22887, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Lynn Bell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Lynn Bell, MD had 2,866 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Lynn Bell, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.

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