Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $136.80 | 4 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haemonetics Corporation | $74.43 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | $62.37 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $23.49 | 1 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation ($23.49) |
| 2018 | $93.06 | 2 | Haemonetics Corporation ($74.43) |
| 2017 | $20.25 | 1 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation ($20.25) |
All Payment Transactions
4 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26/2019 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | TD VENTANA Digital Pathology Products (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.49 | General |
| Category: Tissue Diagnostics | ||||||
| 07/18/2018 | Haemonetics Corporation | TEG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.43 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/08/2018 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | TD VENTANA Primary Staining Instruments and Reagents (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.63 | General |
| Category: Tissue Diagnostics | ||||||
| 03/09/2017 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | TD BenchMark Platforms (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.25 | General |
| Category: Tissue Diagnostics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 2,146 | 3,306 | $568,136 | $77,483 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,990 | 3,401 | $543,520 | $75,952 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,921 | 3,089 | $509,098 | $72,292 |
| 2020 | 19 | 2,134 | 3,433 | $582,998 | $86,777 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
67 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2023 | 631 | 1,050 | $274,572 | $28,866 | 10.5% |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 111 | 175 | $81,200 | $10,713 | 13.2% |
| 84165 | Protein measurement, serum | Facility | 2023 | 370 | 495 | $39,600 | $6,428 | 16.2% |
| 86334 | Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | Facility | 2023 | 312 | 440 | $40,480 | $5,769 | 14.3% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2023 | 83 | 262 | $11,790 | $5,598 | 47.5% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2023 | 141 | 163 | $18,093 | $4,226 | 23.4% |
| 88360 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 104 | $20,904 | $3,234 | 15.5% |
| 84166 | Protein measurement, body fluid | Facility | 2023 | 147 | 195 | $15,990 | $2,516 | 15.7% |
| 86335 | Immunologic analysis technique on body fluid, other fluids with concentration | Facility | 2023 | 121 | 169 | $17,914 | $2,179 | 12.2% |
| 88331 | Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 44 | $8,536 | $2,061 | 24.1% |
| G0416 | Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $11,796 | $1,619 | 13.7% |
| 88309 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,604 | $1,313 | 23.4% |
| 88377 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue, manual, each additional multiplex stain procedure | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $4,056 | $1,236 | 30.5% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 83 | $12,782 | $702.72 | 5.5% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 29 | $2,610 | $583.98 | 22.4% |
| 88311 | Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 47 | $2,209 | $439.81 | 19.9% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2022 | 462 | 884 | $230,724 | $24,513 | 10.6% |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2022 | 89 | 174 | $80,736 | $10,977 | 13.6% |
| 84165 | Protein measurement, serum | Facility | 2022 | 413 | 631 | $50,403 | $8,075 | 16.0% |
| 86334 | Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | Facility | 2022 | 356 | 582 | $53,544 | $7,452 | 13.9% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 208 | $9,360 | $4,508 | 48.2% |
| 88360 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 133 | $26,733 | $4,261 | 15.9% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2022 | 119 | 130 | $14,430 | $3,463 | 24.0% |
| 84166 | Protein measurement, body fluid | Facility | 2022 | 168 | 256 | $20,992 | $3,295 | 15.7% |
| 86335 | Immunologic analysis technique on body fluid, other fluids with concentration | Facility | 2022 | 152 | 237 | $25,122 | $3,038 | 12.1% |
About Dr. Walter Bell, MD
Dr. Walter Bell, MD is a Anatomic Pathology healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1285689356.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Walter Bell, MD has received a total of $136.80 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $23.49 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 4 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($136.80).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bell has provided services to 8,191 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,229 services with total Medicare billing of $312,505. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 67 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anatomic Pathology
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 05/24/2006
- Last Updated 07/21/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207ZP0101X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1285689356
Products in Payments
- TEG (Device) $74.43
- TD VENTANA Digital Pathology Products (Device) $23.49
- TD BenchMark Platforms (Device) $20.25
- TD VENTANA Primary Staining Instruments and Reagents (Device) $18.63
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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