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Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD

(Dr. Ava Hallie Bell, MD)

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1986)

3688 Veterans Memorial Drive Suite 200
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 554-7400

Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD is a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). She graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD is affiliated with SOUTHERN BONE AND JOINT SPECIALISTS PA.

Office Locations

3688 Veterans Memorial Drive Suite 200
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

(601) 554-7400

(601) 554-7499

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2023

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nerve conduction studies

In 2012, Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD performed more nerve conduction studies (NCS) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2012 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	3859

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2013 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	379

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	11
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2014 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	368

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2015 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	317

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2016 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	339

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	14
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2017 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	400

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	12
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2018 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	511

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	18
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2019 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	517

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	15
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2020 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	387

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	13
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2021 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	381

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	15
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	4
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS during 2022 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	313

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	16
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated as a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS were diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	706

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	304
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	60
85 and over	10
Less than 65	105
65 to 74	162

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	5
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1986. She has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ava H. Bell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SOUTHERN BONE AND JOINT SPECIALISTS PA

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$155 OXYCONTIN $63	BUTRANS $47	INTERMEZZO $45
Boston Scientific Corporation	$30 GENERAL - THERAPIES $18	COVEREDGE $12
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$25 Spinal Implant $25
Baxter Healthcare	$21 TISSEEL $21
Mallinckrodt LLC	$21 OFIRMEV $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$252

Biography

Dr. Ava Bell is a neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) specialist in Hattiesburg, MS. She attended medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.