Charles Edward Bell , APRN FNP
Nurse Practitioner • Decatur, TX
609 Medical Center Dr
Decatur, TX 762343836
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on October 16, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 187 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99223 — Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 101 service units.
- 99233 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 28 service units.
- 99239 — Hospital discharge day management: 25 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 733 in 2020 to 187 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
609 Medical Center Dr
Decatur, TX 762343836
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc; Questcare Hospitalists Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
127 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $21,884 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $17,252 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2023
All general payments: $45.48 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $45.48 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: $45.48 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2018
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Charles Bell has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Charles Bell as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Decatur and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 83 to 548.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Decatur have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,068. Middle half: $6,758 to $39,305.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Decatur have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Texas (2024, 1,852 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,638. Middle half: $4,849 to $28,908.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Decatur have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
13 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Decatur, TX (4,835 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Decatur
7.7% of these 13 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
76.9% of these 13 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 74% from 733 in 2020 to 187 in 2024.
- 2020: 733
- 2021: 669
- 2022: 710
- 2023: 401
- 2024: 187
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 65% from $61,760 in 2020 to $21,884 in 2024.
- 2020: $61,760
- 2021: $52,612
- 2022: $60,052
- 2023: $33,716
- 2024: $21,884
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 64% from $47,884 in 2020 to $17,252 in 2024.
- 2020: $47,884
- 2021: $41,345
- 2022: $46,825
- 2023: $25,731
- 2024: $17,252
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $153.95 in 2022 to $45.48 in 2023.
- 2022: $153.95
- 2023: $45.48
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $45.48.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENTRESTO | General | $22.76 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENTRESTO | General | $22.72 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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101 | 95 | $870.32 | $138.46 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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28 | 11 | $385.57 | $96.13 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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25 | 21 | $978.52 | $92.53 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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18 | 18 | $595.27 | $106.13 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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15 | 15 | $656.80 | $65.64 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20190222001035
TX
6103165956
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc
201 Walls Dr, Cleburne, TX 760334007
Phone: 8176412551
Questcare Hospitalists Pllc
609 Medical Ctr Dr, Decatur, TX 762343836
Phone: 9406275921
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 16, 2018.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from November 2018 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Decatur
- Brenda Mcdonnell, AGPCNP-BC
- Mary Fuller, FNP-C
- Wanda Villard, CNP
- Sharon Mclemore, NP
- Michele Mcpherson, FNP
- Jennifer Walker, FNP-BC
Mailing Address
Po Box 708760
Sandy, UT 840708760
Phone: 8013529500