Dr. Michael S. Belew, MD

Dr. Belew practices at El Campo Memorial Hospital in El Campo, Texas, part of Mid Coast Health System.

Dr. Belew's NPI, 1386645364, was assigned on August 2, 2005. Dr. Belew graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 1993. Dr. Belew holds Texas license J6332.

Dr. Belew's primary practice is El Campo Memorial Hospital, at 303 Sandy Corner Rd, El Campo, TX 77437 in Wharton County. The practice phone is (979) 578-5251.

Dr. Belew's primary practice is El Campo Memorial Hospital in El Campo, Texas, part of Mid Coast Health System. Dr. Belew is also affiliated with Citizens Medical Center. The medical group on file is El Campo Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Belew to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 rural health clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Belew's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Belew practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Belew's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Belew is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Belew is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal bleeding, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Belew treats.

CMS data shows 79 Medicare services from Dr. Belew across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 96 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,130 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 96 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Belew in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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. Belew's median patient age at 71, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Belew wrote 118 Medicare Part D claims for 109 patients. 46% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 107 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,308 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 85 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Belew accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 29 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Belew, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Belew from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Education make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,373.

Dr. Belew graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 1993.

Dr. Belew is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.