Jennifer Alter Bell, MD
NPI 1518426345ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Cleveland, OH
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with Cleveland Clinic, practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Part D covered 33 prescriptions written in 2024, 94% of them generic. Vb Spine LLC was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,024 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Cleveland Clinic and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1518426345 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 8, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 35.153190 | OH |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - Orthopedic Surgery (CA); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (OH) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 33 · 35 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 19 |
| Total drug cost | $1,351 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical group
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · 7,090 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH
- Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights, OH
- Lutheran HospitalCleveland, OH
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,024 · 20 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$1,490 · 16 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vb Spine LLC | $4,003 | 7 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $506.33 | 6 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $197.66 | 1 |
| Si-Bone, Inc. | $105.13 | 1 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $64.49 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$3,638 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,387 · 17 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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