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Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD

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Specializes in: Physician, Psychiatry & Neurology and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Professional interests include: aging, memory loss, dementia

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

(646) 426-3876

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD is a physician provider in New York, NY specializing in physician, psychiatry & neurology and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, ColumbiaDoctors and CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York.

Office Locations

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

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155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	413

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	604

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	31
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	69
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	34
Dementia	75
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	682

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	42
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	76
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	37
Dementia	74
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	758

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	76
Hispanic	122
Asian	28
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	162
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	34
Dementia	73
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	800

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	47
Hispanic	59
Asian	13
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	92
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	73
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	784

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	49
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	101
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	75
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	676

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	56
Hispanic	46
Asian	12
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	75
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	628

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	56
Hispanic	48
Asian	18
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	90
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	72
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	484

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	43
Hispanic	20
Asian	12
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	73
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	514

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	42
Hispanic	19
Asian	13
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	75
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	20
doctor visit	506

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	52
Hispanic	15
Asian	12
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	65
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	505

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	43
Hispanic	18
Asian	16
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	61
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	477

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	40
Hispanic	19
Asian	19
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD in 2024

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	68
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY were blood draw.

blood draw	20
doctor visit	602

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	276
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	41
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	177
85 and over	45
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	121

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	66
Cancer	11

Education & Training

She completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is certified by the Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: VNSNY CHOICE, Healthspring (Cigna Medicare), Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Emblem/GHI, ElderServe, Affinity Health Plan, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Emblem/Hip, World Trade Center Health Plan, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna POS, MVP Health Care, MagnaCare, Vytra, Great-West Healthcare, Healthfirst, Aetna EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, GHI PPO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Aetna Signature Administrators, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, CIGNA EPO, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Medicaid Managed Care, Blue Shield PPO, Blue Shield HMO, Blue Shield EPO, HealthSpring, UnitedHealthcare, Affinity Health Plan, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Oxford HMO, Fidelis Care, HIP PPO, HIP POS, HIP EPO, HIP HMO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield HMO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Healthfirst - Leaf (Exchange), ElderServe - Special Needs, AETNA - Student Health, MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus, Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus, Empire Blue Cross - EPO, Amida Care, AETNA - NY Signature, Amida Care - Special Needs, AETNA - Medicare Managed Care, Healthfirst - Medicare Managed Care, VNSNY CHOICE - SelectHealth, VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare Managed Care, MVP Health Care - Essential Plan, World Trade Center Health Plan - World Trade Center Health Plan, Medicare - Traditional Medicare, VNSNY CHOICE - Special Needs and MVP Health Care - HMO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

VNSNY CHOICE

Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Emblem/GHI

ElderServe

Affinity Health Plan

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus

Emblem/Hip

World Trade Center Health Plan

MultiPlan

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna POS

MVP Health Care

MagnaCare

Vytra

Great-West Healthcare

Healthfirst

Aetna EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

GHI PPO

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Aetna Signature Administrators

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

CIGNA EPO

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Medicaid Managed Care

Blue Shield PPO

Blue Shield HMO

Blue Shield EPO

HealthSpring

UnitedHealthcare

Affinity Health Plan

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

1199SEIU

Oxford HMO

Fidelis Care

HIP PPO

HIP POS

HIP EPO

HIP HMO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield HMO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Aetna

Healthfirst - Leaf (Exchange)

ElderServe - Special Needs

AETNA - Student Health

MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus

Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus

Empire Blue Cross - EPO

Amida Care

AETNA - NY Signature

Amida Care - Special Needs

AETNA - Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst - Medicare Managed Care

VNSNY CHOICE - SelectHealth

VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare Managed Care

MVP Health Care - Essential Plan

World Trade Center Health Plan - World Trade Center Health Plan

Medicare - Traditional Medicare

VNSNY CHOICE - Special Needs

MVP Health Care - HMO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Eli Lilly and Company	$17,500 $17,500
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$1,773 MK-8931 $1,773
EISAI INC.	$146 Leqembi $146
AbbVie Inc.	$116 $116
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$106 PYLARIFY $106
Other	$202 NAMZARIC $82	NORTHERA $24	RYTARY $23	ONFI $18	Botox Therapeutic $14	Other $40

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,500
Food and Beverage	$1,268
Travel and Lodging	$1,074

Research Payments

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD has received 80 research payments totaling $591,641.

Biography

Karen Bell is a Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center, in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the GH Sergievsky Center. A Bronx native who graduated from New York University, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, she completed internship in internal medicine at Harlem Hospital Center and neurology residency at The Neurological Institute at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing a fellowship in Behavioral Neurology, she focused her clinical and research efforts to specialize on the evaluation and treatment of neurodegenerative cognitive disorders at the Taub Institute. As the Director of the Education Core of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Columbia University, she has developed physician and community education programs. She is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the National Medical Association, serving on various subcommittees. She is an external advisor to National Medical Association's Project I.M.P.A.C.T. initiative. She also serves on multiple NINDS Data Safety Monitoring Boards and has been a member of the Columbia University Medical Center Institutional Review Board since 2003. She was appointed to the New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education (NYSCOGME) by Governor Paterson in 2009 and chairs the NYS COGME Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program Workgroup. She has participated as a mentor in the Harlem Children Society science program for many years.