Dr. Gary Bernard Bell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 744
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 208
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,905
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $2,037
- Practice address
- 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Gary Bernard Bell is an internist in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Bell practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health.
Dr. Bell's NPI, 1689640922, was assigned on February 27, 2006. Dr. Bell graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1983. Dr. Bell holds South Carolina license 011980.
- NPI
- 1689640922NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8628003860
- NPI enumeration date
- February 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Bell's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital, at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 296-2548.
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 296-2548
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Bell's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bell to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gary Bernard Bell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bell practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gary Bernard Bell is one of 1,707 internists in South Carolina
Internal medicine is Dr. Bell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bell is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bell is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, South CarolinaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, alzheimer's disease, arthritis, bronchitis, bursitis, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Bell treats.
Internists near Dr. Bell
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell billed Medicare for 744 services in 2024
CMS data shows 744 Medicare services from Dr. Bell across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $33,041 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Bell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6432024: 39938%
- Other services
- 2023: 3292024: 17846%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 3172024: 9171%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3682024: 7679%
Dr. Bell compared with the South Carolina median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Bell
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 744vs 740Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 208vs 25819% below
- Part D claims
- 3,318vs 33110.0 times
Medians across 1,708 internists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell treated 208 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bell's median patient age at 62, with 51% women.
Dr. Bell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Bell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10751%
- Men10149%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes64%
- Arthritis45%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
- Cancer23%
- Ischemic heart disease20%
- Heart failure18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell wrote 3,905 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bell wrote 3,905 Medicare Part D claims for 368 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,318 of them, across 87 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $475,621 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,975 claims across 110 drugs.
Dr. Bell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,329 claims85%
- Brand-name540 claims14%
- Other36 claims1%
Dr. Bell's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
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. Bell's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%49 of 3,905 claims
- Antibiotics0%15 of 3,905 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,9752024: 3,31833%
Drugs named by CMS: 87 in 2024, 110 in 2023.
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. Gary Bernard Bell takes part in Medicare
Dr. Bell 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. Gary Bernard Bell received $2,037 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 121 general payments to Dr. Bell from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $329.
General payments to Dr. Bell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bell by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,98497%
- Education$533%
Companies that paid Dr. Bell the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bell, most recently NCQA PCMH in 2015.
Awards and honors for Dr. Bell
- 2015
- NCQA PCMH
- Undated
- Bridges to Excellence
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Dr. Bell graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1983.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Bell is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Molina
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bell accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gary Bernard Bell's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell's NPI number?
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell's NPI number is 1689640922. It was assigned on February 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell?
Dr. Gary Bernard Bell is an internist in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Gary Bernard Bell practice?
Dr. Bell practices at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203. Dr. Bell's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bell to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bell is (803) 296-2548.
What is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell's medical license number?
Dr. Bell holds South Carolina license 011980.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell affiliated with?
Dr. Bell practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.
What medical group is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell part of?
Dr. Bell is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Bell to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Gary Bernard Bell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bell billed Medicare for 744 services in 2024, and Dr. Bell accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gary Bernard Bell see?
CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bell in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Gary Bernard Bell board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bell is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Gary Bernard Bell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), lab and pathology test (83036) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Gary Bernard Bell go to medical school?
Dr. Bell graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Gary Bernard Bell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Metformin HCl.
Has Dr. Gary Bernard Bell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,037 in general payments to Dr. Bell from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Eli Lilly and Company.
How long has Dr. Gary Bernard Bell been practicing?
Dr. Bell graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Gary Bernard Bell accept?
Dr. Bell is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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