Christopher L. Bell, MD
NPI 1407818479ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Dallas,, TX
Surgery (MD) in Dallas,, Texas, trained at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine (class of 2000). In 2024 Medicare paid $160,499 for 283 patients, and Part D covered 489 of their prescriptions, 84% of them generic. Enterra Medical, Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $18,013 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1407818479 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 7, 2008 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | L6783 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 283 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 856 across 87 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $160,499 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 489 · 558 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 191 |
| Total drug cost | $54,141 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2000 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Hospital affiliation
- Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$18,013 · 52 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$11,918 · 57 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | $16,329 | 14 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $603.25 | 7 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $299.64 | 4 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $188.03 | 7 |
| Davol Inc. | $178.21 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$15,200 · 6 payments
- Food and Beverage$2,337 · 42 payments
- Travel and Lodging$476.07 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records