Christopher D. Bell , PA-C
Physician Assistant - Surgical โข Spokane, WA
217 W Cataldo Ave Fl 3
Spokane, WA 992012217
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Christopher Bell is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant - Surgical.
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NPI assigned on March 17, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 292 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 139 service units.
- 81003 โ Automated urinalysis test: 33 service units.
- 87636 โ Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b: 31 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 96 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) โ 23 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Azithromycin โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Spokane, WA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 162. Middle half: 32 to 344.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 343 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 190. Middle half: 59 to 497.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 618 in 2020 to 292 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
217 W Cataldo Ave Fl 3
Spokane, WA 992012217
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 1 group name: Providence Health And Services Washington. 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
2001
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant - Surgical: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
212 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $21,536 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $14,303 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
96 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$614 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,054.32 across 12 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $828.34 across 6 records.
- Food and Beverage: $189.98 across 5 records.
- Education: $36.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- Medtronic, Inc.: $1,054.32 across 12 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 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
25 years (graduated 2001)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2001 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
2006
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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)
Christopher 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 Christopher 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 Spokane and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Spokane, WA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 162. Middle half: 32 to 344.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 343 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 190. Middle half: 59 to 497.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Spokane, WA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,971. Middle half: $2,899 to $22,880.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 343 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,330. Middle half: $5,481 to $27,670.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Spokane, WA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,447. Middle half: $2,328 to $16,548.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 343 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,264. Middle half: $4,206 to $20,116.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Spokane, WA (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 79. Middle half: 58 to 292.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 392 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 111. Middle half: 44 to 264.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Spokane, WA (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $579. Middle half: $255 to $5,910.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Washington (2024, 392 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $862. Middle half: $287 to $2,982.
31 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical with a practice address in Spokane, WA (609 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Spokane
0% of these 31 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
71% of these 31 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 53% from 618 in 2020 to 292 in 2024.
- 2020: 618
- 2021: 574
- 2022: 422
- 2023: 375
- 2024: 292
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 54% from $46,431 in 2020 to $21,536 in 2024.
- 2020: $46,431
- 2021: $52,246
- 2022: $37,496
- 2023: $25,496
- 2024: $21,536
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 56% from $32,734 in 2020 to $14,303 in 2024.
- 2020: $32,734
- 2021: $37,644
- 2022: $24,036
- 2023: $19,640
- 2024: $14,303
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 95% from 1,770 in 2020 to 96 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,770
- 2021: 1,560
- 2022: 1,386
- 2023: 265
- 2024: 96
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 97% from 3,163 in 2020 to 96 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,163
- 2021: 2,977
- 2022: 2,889
- 2023: 464
- 2024: 96
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 100% from $664,375 in 2020 to $614 in 2024.
- 2020: $664,375
- 2021: $585,213
- 2022: $796,424
- 2023: $14,286
- 2024: $614
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $15.50 in 2021 to $1,054.32 in 2025.
- 2021: $15.50
- 2022: $112.77
- 2023: $61.03
- 2025: $1,054.32
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $1,054.32.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $413.97 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $239.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $71.66 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $70.47 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $67.12 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $52.22 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $46.81 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $36.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $31.45 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $15.66 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $5.28 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INTERSTIM | General | $4.68 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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139 | 133 | $279.94 | $77.52 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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33 | 31 | $5.00 | $2.20 |
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87636
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b
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31 | 31 | $317.00 | $130.76 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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24 | 24 | $329.33 | $95.25 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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24 | 24 | $261.17 | $48.49 |
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71046
X-ray of chest, 2 views
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15 | 15 | $427.00 | $29.05 |
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46600
Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope
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13 | 12 | $370.00 | $102.18 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $330.08 | $109.26 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 23 | 148 | $169.14 | 23 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 18 | 90 | $34.79 | 18 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 17 | 85 | $69.05 | 17 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 15 | 108 | $275.28 | 15 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | 83 | $65.55 | 12 |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 11 | 55 | $0.00 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-08-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20130702000864
WA
8729152590
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
Providence Health And Services Washington
13414 E Mission Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 992162759
Phone: 5097476194
Providence Health And Services Washington
1200 E Columbia Ave, Colville, WA 991143354
Phone: 5096843701
Providence Health And Services Washington
217 W Cataldo Ave, Spokane, WA 992012217
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 217 W CATALDO AVE FL 3, SPOKANE, WA 992012217 (Tel: 5097476194)
Registered at PO BOX 421, LIBERTY LAKE, WA 990190421 (Tel: 8667472455)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 105 W. 8TH AVENUE, SUITE 6010, SPOKANE, WA 992042341 (Tel: 5098385950)
Registered at 105 W. 8TH AVENUE, SUITE 6010, SPOKANE, WA 992042341 (Tel: 5098385950)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER BELL, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: OR PA01367)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistant - Surgicals in Spokane
- Vincint Sprung, PA
- Timothy Pekari, DSC-PA
- Brad Bachmeier, PA-C
- Brian Brunck, PA-C
- Jin Lo-Tomblin, PA-C
- Annamarie Vaughan, MHS, PA-C
Mailing Address
Po Box 421
Liberty Lake, WA 990190421
Phone: 8667472455