Dr. Ronald L. Bear, MD

  • Beatrice, NE
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1467521344PAC ID8123164613
Medicare services, 2024
224
Medicare patients, 2024
138
Part D claims, 2024
104
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$85
Practice address
P O Box 278, 4800 Hospital Parkway, Beatrice, NE 68310
Practice phone
Call (402) 228-3344
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center

Hospital · Beatrice, Nebraska

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Dr. Ronald L. Bear is a family medicine physician in Beatrice, Nebraska

Dr. Bear practices at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, part of Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center.

Dr. Bear's NPI, 1467521344, was assigned on November 7, 2006. Dr. Bear graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Bear holds Nebraska license TEP5537.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123164613
NPI enumeration date
November 7, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(402) 228-3344
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ronald L. Bear practices at 2 locations in Beatrice, Nebraska

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center, at P O Box 278, 4800 Hospital Parkway, Beatrice, NE 68310 in Gage County. The practice phone is (402) 228-3344. Dr. Bear also practices at Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, 4800 Hospital Pkwy, Beatrice, NE 68310.

  • Beatrice Community Hospital and Health CenterPrimary
    P O Box 278, 4800 Hospital Parkway, Beatrice, NE 68310 · Gage CountyPhone(402) 228-3344
  • Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center
    4800 Hospital Pkwy, Beatrice, NE 68310 · Gage CountyPhone(402) 228-3344

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Ronald L. Bear is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, part of Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with Bryan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ronald L. Bear's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bear practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Beatrice Community Hospital and Health CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ronald L. Bear is one of 1,095 family medicine physicians in Nebraska

Family medicine is Dr. Bear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Bear is licensed in Nebraska.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, NebraskaPrimaryLicense TEP5537 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Bear

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Dr. Ronald L. Bear billed Medicare for 224 services in 2024

CMS data shows 224 Medicare services from Dr. Bear across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,244 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024224
Medicare patients138
Paid by Medicare$20,244
Procedure codes4

Dr. Bear's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2682024: 22416%

Dr. Bear compared with the Nebraska median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Bear
  • Nebraska median
Medicare services
224vs 40144% below
Medicare patients
138vs 15612% below
Part D claims
27vs 1,43798% below

Medians across 1,103 family medicine physicians in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bear's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ronald L. Bear treated 138 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bear's median patient age at 77, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024138
Average age78
Average risk score1.89
Also on Medicaid25%

Dr. Bear's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bear's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8562%
  • Men5338%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bear's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Heart failure46%
  5. Atrial fibrillation44%
  6. COPD38%
  7. Chronic kidney disease38%
  8. Ischemic heart disease36%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bear's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ronald L. Bear wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bear wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 27 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $122 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 54 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024104
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$122
Part D patients43

Dr. Bear's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic92 claims88%
  • Brand-name12 claims12%

Dr. Bear's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bear's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics32%33 of 104 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 542023: 2750%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2023, 4 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Ronald L. Bear takes part in Medicare

Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Ronald L. Bear received $85 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Bear from 3 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $40.

General payments to Dr. Bear by program year, 2021 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Bear the most, 2021 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Ronald L. Bear graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Dr. Bear graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Ronald L. Bear's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ronald L. Bear's NPI number?

Dr. Ronald L. Bear's NPI number is 1467521344. It was assigned on November 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ronald L. Bear?

Dr. Ronald L. Bear is a family medicine physician in Beatrice, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Ronald L. Bear practice?

Dr. Bear practices at P O Box 278, 4800 Hospital Parkway, Beatrice, NE 68310. Dr. Bear also practices at 4800 Hospital Pkwy, Beatrice, NE 68310. Dr. Bear's primary practice is Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, part of Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center.

What is Dr. Ronald L. Bear's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bear is (402) 228-3344.

What is Dr. Ronald L. Bear's medical license number?

Dr. Bear holds Nebraska license TEP5537.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ronald L. Bear affiliated with?

Dr. Bear practices at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center in Beatrice, Nebraska. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with Bryan Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Ronald L. Bear part of?

Dr. Bear is linked to Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center.

Does Dr. Ronald L. Bear accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bear billed Medicare for 224 services in 2024, and Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ronald L. Bear see?

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024, with an average age of 78.

What services does Dr. Ronald L. Bear bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bear's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

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Where did Dr. Ronald L. Bear go to medical school?

Dr. Bear graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Ronald L. Bear prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bear's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide and Potassium Chloride.

Has Dr. Ronald L. Bear received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $85 in general payments to Dr. Bear from 3 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ronald L. Bear been practicing?

Dr. Bear graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

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