Dr. Christopher M. Bell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 186
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 83
- Part D claims, 2024
- 28
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $3,058
- Practice address
- 421 S Main St, Crossville, TN 38555
- Practice phone
- Call (931) 484-9511
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher M. Bell is a general surgeon in Crossville, Tennessee
Dr. Bell practices at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health.
Dr. Bell's NPI, 1669424107, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Bell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Bell holds Tennessee license 8666.
- NPI
- 1669424107NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8224187661
- NPI enumeration date
- May 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (931) 484-9511
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 79
- Medical school graduation
- 1973
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher M. Bell practices at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee
Dr. Bell's primary practice is Cumberland Medical Center, at 421 S Main St, Crossville, TN 38555 in Cumberland County. The practice phone is (931) 484-9511.
- Cumberland Medical Center421 S Main St, Crossville, TN 38555 · Cumberland CountyPhone(931) 484-9511
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher M. Bell is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bell's primary practice is Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. Dr. Bell is also affiliated with Erlanger Baroness Hospital. The medical group on file is Cumberland Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bell to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher M. Bell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bell practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher M. Bell is one of 548 general surgeons in Tennessee
Surgery is Dr. Bell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bell is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TennesseePrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher M. Bell billed Medicare for 186 services in 2024
CMS data shows 186 Medicare services from Dr. Bell across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 83 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,343 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Bell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2102024: 14133%
- Surgery
- 2023: 402024: 4513%
Dr. Bell compared with the Tennessee median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Bell
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 186vs 1747% above
- Medicare patients
- 83vs 12232% below
- Part D claims
- 25vs 5252% below
Medians across 548 general surgeons in Tennessee 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. Christopher M. Bell treated 83 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bell in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 31 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.03, 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. Bell's median patient age at 74, with 45% 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
- Women3846%
- Men4554%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bell's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes57%
- Heart failure54%
- Mood disorders49%
- COPD47%
- Depression47%
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 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher M. Bell wrote 28 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bell wrote 28 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 25 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $266 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Bell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic26 claims93%
- Brand-name and other2 claims7%
Dr. Bell's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022
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
- Antibiotics50%14 of 28 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, 2020 to 2022
- 2020
- 2022
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 122022: 25108%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 1 in 2020.
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
Dr. Christopher M. Bell ranks in the 71st percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Bell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Bell, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Bell ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 71st percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher M. Bell received $3,058 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 56 general payments to Dr. Bell from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Steris Corporation paid the most, $1,674.
General payments to Dr. Bell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bell by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$1,63553%
- Food and beverage$1,34844%
- Education$752%
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. Christopher M. Bell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Bell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1973.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher M. 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher M. Bell's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher M. Bell's NPI number is 1669424107. It was assigned on May 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher M. Bell?
Dr. Christopher M. Bell is a general surgeon in Crossville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher M. Bell practice?
Dr. Bell practices at 421 S Main St, Crossville, TN 38555. Dr. Bell's primary practice is Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee, part of Covenant Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bell to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Bell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bell is (931) 484-9511.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Bell's medical license number?
Dr. Bell holds Tennessee license 8666.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher M. Bell affiliated with?
Dr. Bell practices at Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee. Dr. Bell is also affiliated with Erlanger Baroness Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher M. Bell part of?
Dr. Bell is linked to Cumberland Medical Center.
Does Dr. Christopher M. Bell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bell billed Medicare for 186 services in 2024, and Dr. Bell accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher M. Bell see?
CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bell in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Christopher M. Bell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042) and office visit, new patient (99204).
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Where did Dr. Christopher M. Bell go to medical school?
Dr. Bell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1973.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher M. Bell prescribe most?
In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lidocaine HCl Viscous.
Has Dr. Christopher M. Bell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,058 in general payments to Dr. Bell from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Steris Corporation.
How long has Dr. Christopher M. Bell been practicing?
Dr. Bell graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.
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