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Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD

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Specializes in: Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

University of Maryland School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: spinal cord injury, spasticity, injections, and more.

1235 E Cherokee Street
Springfield, MO 65804

(417) 820-2364

Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD is a physiatrist in Chicago, IL specializing in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). She graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD is affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Medicine.

Office Locations

355 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611

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1235 E Cherokee Street
Springfield, MO 65804

(417) 820-2364

(417) 820-7136

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Some issues Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD can help you with:

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury medicine is a branch of medicine that treats damage to the spinal cord from an injury or a nontraumatic myelopathy, which is any disorder that affects the spinal area. The spinal cord is a section of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae (spinal bones). Trauma to the spinal cord, typically caused by compression or bent vertebrae, prevents the body and brain from communicating. This can result in pain, loss of sensation, and impaired physical function and movement. Acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a leading cause of permanent disability. Spinal cord injuries may develop from accidents or myelopathies, disorders that provoke spinal compression. Traumatic incidents such as falls, sports injuries, vehicle accidents, and bullet or stab wounds can cause an acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury medicine seeks to stabilize the spine and to alleviate the symptoms of spine damage. Practitioners of spinal cord injury medicine are called spinal cord injury specialists. Spinal cord injury medicine is an interdisciplinary field, meaning physicians of various specialties may be trained to treat spinal cord injuries.

Damage to the spinal cord may initially be diagnosed through X-ray, MRI, or CT scans. Patients can also undergo spinal exams to evaluate their sensory ability and strength. Injuries to the spinal cord can be complete (no feeling or sensation) or incomplete (some feeling or sensation remains). Conditions spinal cord injury medicine specialists may treat include:

Paralysis, such as paraplegia (loss of function in the legs), or quadriplegia (loss of function from the neck down)
Spine fracture or trauma, which can lead to impairment and/or significant pain
Spinal infections
Myelopathies, such as herniated disks, spinal tumors, and rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylosis, and degenerative conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Treatment for spinal cord injuries often involves surgery, either directly after an injury occurs or at a later date. Surgery for spine injuries is intended to ease spinal compression and stabilize the spine. Surgical procedures can involve shifting vertebrae, removing bone, or altering spinal placement with implantable devices. Patients with significant spinal trauma may require urgent surgical intervention.

Surgical treatments can be complemented by rehabilitative physical therapy to improve mobility. Spinal cord injury specialists also treat complications arising from a spinal injury, such as respiratory or bladder conditions. Some patients with spinal cord injuries may require lifelong treatment. Spinal cord injury specialists aim to help these patients successfully adjust and lead an improved quality of life. An emerging treatment for spinal cord injuries is neural prosthetics, which replicate patients' lost nerve function. Neural prostheses may be used as artificial body parts or assistive devices that patients may cognitively control. Other assistive devices include wheelchairs and scooters.

Spinal cord injury specialists may collaborate with physical therapists, radiologists, neurologists, urologists, and orthopedists.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
hospital care	488
injections	114
inpatient care	488
minimally invasive procedures	114

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	159
hospital care	544
injections	124
inpatient care	544
minimally invasive procedures	124

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	20
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158
hospital care	794
inpatient care	794

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	114
hospital care	699
inpatient care	699

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	62
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	90
hospital care	873
inpatient care	873

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	35
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85
hospital care	685
inpatient care	685

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	146

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	30
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
doctor visit	74
hospital care	547
inpatient care	547

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	110

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	24
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17
hospital care	765
inpatient care	765

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	106

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	36
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	667
inpatient care	667

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	22
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	581
inpatient care	581

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	499
inpatient care	499

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32
hospital care	774
inpatient care	774
X-rays	22

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	34
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	15
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	72
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

blood draw	13
doctor visit	99
hospital care	659
injections	119
inpatient care	659
minimally invasive procedures	119
X-rays	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Female	105
Male	115

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	120
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	57
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	68

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1988. She completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Medicine - Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Spinal Cord Medicine - Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Hollis K. Bell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medicine

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$6,917 BOTOX $6,917
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$500 $500
Pfizer Inc.	$159 EMBEDA $83	$76
KCI USA, Inc	$104 VAC VERAFLO $104
AbbVie Inc.	$25 BOTOX $25
Other	$43 XARELTO $25	SYNCHROMEDII $19

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$5,000
Food and Beverage	$1,136
Travel and Lodging	$954
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$500
Education	$158

Biography

Dr. Hollis Bell's medical specialty is physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. Bell's clinical interests include concussion, spinal cord injury, and spasticity. After attending the University of Maryland School of Medicine, she completed her residency training at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She speaks Spanish. She is affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.