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Individual provider Active NPI

Christopher Michael Bell, M.D.

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Fort Bliss, TN
National Provider Identifier
1013275627
Registry record updated Mar 22, 2022
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Surgical Critical Care PhysicianTaxonomy code 2086S0102X
License
R9036 Issued in TX
Practice address
18511 Highlander Medics St
Fort Bliss, TN 79918
Phone
(915) 569-3253
NPI assigned
May 2, 2012
Last updated
Mar 22, 2022By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 22, 2022

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X NU
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 0000050930 TN
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X 50930 TN
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X R9036 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

18511 Highlander Medics St
Fort Bliss, TN 79918

Mailing address

18511 Highlander Medics St
Fort Bliss, TX 79906-5327
Phone (915) 569-3253

Other practice location 1

979 E 3rd St Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2187
Phone (423) 757-0792

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TN, TX3 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 3

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20150324002638 TN Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 9739325291 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20181119000848 TX Practitioner - General Surgery 9739325291 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20200319002978 TN Practitioner - General Surgery 9739325291 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
General Surgery
Education
University of Tennessee, HSC, College of Medicine, 2012
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

979 E 3Rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2187
Phone (423) 267-0466

Hospital & facility affiliations

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Colonoscopy1-10
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)13
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux1-10
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
0000050930TNMDEmergency Medicine Physician
50930TNMDSurgical Critical Care Physician
R9036TXMDSurgical Critical Care Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Christus Trinity Clinic Texas CurrentSince Aug 8, 2019 Accepting new patients
Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC Emergency Medicine CurrentSince May 1, 2017 Accepting new patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso CurrentSince Jan 1, 2020 Accepting new patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Surgical Critical Care CurrentSince Jan 1, 2020 Accepting new patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Current Accepting new patients
Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC Emergency Medicine CurrentSince May 1, 2017 Accepting new patients
Christus Trinity Clinic Texas CurrentSince Aug 8, 2019 Accepting new patients
University Surgical Associates, PLLC Surgical Critical Care CurrentSince Mar 1, 2020 Accepting new patients
Tennessee Em-I Medical Services, PC Emergency Medicine Past Accepting new patients
Erlanger Health Past Accepting new patients

Locations

975 E 3rd St
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone (423) 266-1499

979 E 3rd St
Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone (423) 757-0792

16931 Rankin Ave
Dunlap, TN 37327
Phone (423) 949-5100

4801 Alberta Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
Phone (915) 215-5200

4815 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
Phone (915) 215-6000

630 S Fleishel Ave
Tyler, TX 75701
Phone (903) 510-8888

800 E Dawson St
Tyler, TX 75701
Phone (903) 531-5018

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: christopher.bell.1@33371.direct.athenahealth.com
  • FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/14272/brand/70/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations & group practices 10

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

Hospital & facility affiliations 7

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "enumeration_date": "2012-05-02",
        "last_updated": "2022-03-22",
        "certification_date": "2022-03-09",
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}

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