What is Darren Bell's specialty?

Darren Bell (NPI 1205893708) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in San Antonio, TX.

Where does Darren Bell practice?

Darren Bell practices in San Antonio, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1205893708.

How much does Medicare pay Darren Bell?

Darren Bell (NPI 1205893708) received approximately $1.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 800 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205893708

Darren BellMD

PRACTICEMEDICAL CENTER OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySan Antonio, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,162

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

19,392

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

388

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$55K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost75 claims

Prednisolone Acetate66 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl62 claims

Bromfenac Sodium39 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.0

Quality

98.7

Cost

78.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$205

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$205

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$205

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Darren Bell's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 10 inbound referrers · 26 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	53	93
VAL VERDE HOSPITAL CORPORATION	44	108
Steven Fisher Ophthalmology · San Antonio, TX	43	99
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	40	68
Mohamed Shafiu Nephrology · San Antonio, TX	35	120
SAN ANTONIO ASC L.P.	28	44
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	25	37
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SAN ANTONIO, LLC	17	37
Joshua Levar Ophthalmology · New Braunfels, TX	17	41
PILUMELI DI BLASI, TINA	13	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	90	196
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	84	167
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	63	117
SAN ANTONIO ASC L.P.	61	135
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	40	73
UNITED MEDICAL CENTERS	39	87
Mohamed Shafiu Nephrology · San Antonio, TX	37	118
VAL VERDE HOSPITAL CORPORATION	35	80
George Walters Ophthalmology · Port Arthur, TX	35	65
Richard Evans Ophthalmology · San Antonio, TX	25	54
Steven Fisher Ophthalmology · San Antonio, TX	24	84
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	23	44

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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