In 2023, Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD had a list price for fundus photography, ocular tonometry (eye pressure test), serial tonometry, and tonometry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

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eye tests

gonioscopy

In 2012, Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD had a list price for eye tests, and gonioscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2012 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	524
eye procedures	456
ultrasound (sonogram)	105

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	494
eye procedures	500
tonometry	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	113

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	333
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	41
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2014 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	520
eye procedures	462
ultrasound (sonogram)	90

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	237

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	34
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	45
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2015 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	284
eye procedures	266
tonometry	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	318

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	42
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2016 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394
eye procedures	579
tonometry	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	211

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	26
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	49
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2017 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	263
eye procedures	806
tonometry	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	120

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	153

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	54
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2018 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	261
eye procedures	548
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	48
tonometry	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	128

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	20
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2019 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	227
eye procedures	498
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	56
tonometry	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	126

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	18
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	48
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2020 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	100
eye procedures	229
tonometry	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2021 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91
eye procedures	206
tonometry	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	14
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL during 2022 were eye procedures and tonometry.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88
eye procedures	145
tonometry	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated as an optometrist in Tuskegee, AL were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and tonometry.

doctor visit	295
eye procedures	426
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	52
tonometry	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	94

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	54
85 and over	19
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	77

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$478 RESTASIS $281	COMBIGAN $99	LUMIGAN $97
Shire North American Group Inc	$259 XIIDRA $259
Alcon Vision LLC	$194 TOTAL30 $194
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$72 BioDfactor $72
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$46 iAccess Precision Blade $46
Other	$43 CEQUA $43

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,012
Education	$80

Biography

Dr. Charles Bell practices optometry (primary eye care) in Tuskegee, AL. Dr. Bell obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2014

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Jerome Bell, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

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