Provider Profile
Richard L. Bell, D.P.M.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Bell
Richard L. Bell, D.P.M. is a healthcare provider in Long Beach, CA specializing in podiatry — foot surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Richard cared for 266 Medicare patients across 793 services. The services billed most often include trimming of dystrophic nails, any number, removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (562) 986-6886
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1760 TERMINO AVE #309
Long Beach, CA 90804
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Podiatry — Foot Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
- Bunions
- Diabetic foot ulcer
- Foot fungus
- Heel pain
- Ingrown toenails
Bone and joint
- Extra bone in foot
- Freiberg's Disease
- Pump bump
- Sinus Tarsi Syndrome
- Toe Joint Pain
Bone conditions
- Charcot Foot
- Foot Bone Spurs
- Heel Spurs
Circulation
- Poor Circulation and Swollen Legs
Deformity
- Claw toe
- Crossover Toe
- Extra Toe
- Overlapping toes
Foot structure
- Flat Feet
- High Arches
Infections
- Foot Cellulitis
- Infected Finger
Injuries
- Ankle sprain
- Broken Foot
- Broken Toe
- Foot Tendon Tear
- Lisfranc Injury
- Splinter Or Glass In Foot
- Stress Fracture In Foot
- Turf toe
Joint conditions
- Foot Arthritis
- Gout In Big Toe
- Stiff Big Toe
Lumps & bumps
- Ganglion Cyst On Foot
- Plantar Fibroma
Nail conditions
- Black Toenail
- Thick Toenails
Nerve conditions
- Burning Feet
- Foot Drop
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Neuroma In Foot
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Pain
- Ball Of Foot Pain
- Peroneal Tendonitis
- Sesamoiditis
- Top of foot pain
Pediatric conditions
- Intoeding
- Sever's Disease
Skin and nails
Skin conditions
- Blisters On Feet
- Corns And Calluses
- Cracked Heels
- Smelly Feet
Tendon conditions
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
Toe conditions
- Hammertoe
- Tailor's Bunion
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Bunion surgery
- Custom orthotics
- Foot wart removal
- Heel pain treatment
- Ingrown toenail removal
Diagnostics
- Foot Biopsy
- Foot MRI
Foot surgery
- Achilles Tendon Lengthening
- Achilles Tendon Repair Surgery
- Ankle Ligament Surgery
- Big Toe Joint Replacement
- Flat Foot Reconstruction
- Foot Cyst Removal
- Foot Fracture Surgery
- Hammertoe Surgery
- Morton's Neuroma Surgery
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Plantar Fibroma Removal
- Stiff Big Toe Surgery
- Tailor's Bunion Surgery
- Tarsal Tunnel Release Surgery
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Shortening Surgery
Imaging
- Foot Ultrasound
- Foot X-Ray
In-office treatments
- Corn And Callus Trimming
- Gout Aspiration and Injection
- Routine Podiatric Nail Trimming
- Toenail Removal
Injections
- Alcohol Injections For Neuroma
- Foot Cortisone Injection
- PRP Injection for Foot and Ankle
Laser treatments
- Laser Toenail Fungus Treatment
Medications
- Toenail Fungus Prescription Oral Medicine
Minor procedures
- Foot Abscess Drainage
- Foreign Body Removal From Foot
Non-surgical care
- Broken Toe Taping
Non-surgical treatments
- Shockwave Therapy for Foot Pain
Orthopedic devices
- Foot Cast Application
- Walking Boot Fitting
Pediatric care
- Serial casting for clubfoot
Preventive care
Surgery
- Accessory Navicular Bone Removal
- Big Toe Fusion
- Extra Toe Removal Surgery
- Foot Bone Realignment
- Foot Joint Fusion
- Foot Nerve Release Surgery
- Lisfranc Repair Surgery
- Peroneal Tendon Repair
- Plantar plate repair
- Pump bump surgery
- Subtalar arthroereisis
- Synthetic Cartilage Toe Implant
- Tendon Transfer In Foot
- Toe Straightening
Wound care
- Total Contact Casting
- Wound Care and Dressing Change
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
793 services · 266 patients · 4 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | Procedure | 11720 |
259 | More often than most peers in Podiatry — Foot Surgery |
| Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | Billing code | G0127 |
259 | More often than most peers in Podiatry — Foot Surgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more | Office visit | 99212 |
251 | More often than most peers in Podiatry — Foot Surgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
24 | Less often than most peers in Podiatry — Foot Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Also performs Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Richard L. Bell specialize in?
Richard L. Bell is a podiatry in Long Beach, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Podiatry — Foot Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Richard L. Bell located?
Richard L. Bell is listed at 1760 Termino Ave #309, Long Beach, CA 90804. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Richard L. Bell's phone number?
The number on file is (562) 986-6886. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Richard L. Bell's NPI number?
Richard L. Bell's National Provider Identifier is 1164401782. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
How long has Richard L. Bell been practicing?
Richard L. Bell has 20+ years experience. Registered with an NPI since 2006. National Provider Identifiers only began in 2005, so a provider who qualified earlier may have practiced for longer than this.
NPI registry
What does Richard L. Bell do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Richard L. Bell performs procedures including removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Richard L. Bell confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Richard L. Bell. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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