Vera M Bell
Clinical Psychologist · Long Beach
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 43 years
- Graduated 1983
Offices
1 location
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Plan participation
Not verified
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Original Medicare doctor bills
$42,755
Medicare paid this office $42,755 for 21 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 19 | $34,469 | $113 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 21 | $3,088 | $12 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 13 | $2,163 | $11 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within t | 13 | $1,953 | $10 |
Who their Medicare patients are
21 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 61 · Health risk score 0.95. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical psychologist, clinical clinician is at 1.25.
Conditions among them: Depression 75% · High blood pressure 62%.
The office billed $64,925, Medicare allowed $55,929 and paid $42,755; for 967 services of 11 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 21 | 967 | 61 | 0.95 | $64,925 | $42,755 |
| 2023 | 19 | 482 | 59 | 0.89 | $36,275 | $25,069 |
| 2022 | 20 | 582 | 57 | 0.77 | $50,525 | $32,338 |
| 2021 | 24 | 654 | 58 | 0.90 | $45,525 | $29,816 |
| 2020 | 26 | 362 | 55 | 0.92 | $40,925 | $29,214 |
| 2019 | 24 | 226 | 59 | 0.93 | $34,200 | $24,540 |
| 2018 | 26 | 232 | 59 | 1.02 | $35,300 | $24,005 |
| 2017 | 20 | 305 | 57 | 1.10 | $46,150 | $31,164 |
| 2016 | 20 | 326 | 63 | 1.09 | $49,000 | $33,463 |
| 2015 | 21 | 240 | 61 | 1.28 | $36,050 | $24,492 |
| 2014 | 22 | 261 | 61 | 1.31 | $39,450 | $25,702 |
| 2013 | 24 | 346 | 59 | 1.49 | $54,090 | $26,810 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 4 services
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 19 | $21,643 | $113 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 15 | $1,259 | $11 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within t | 15 | $1,104 | $10 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 14 | $863 | $13 |
2022: 4 services
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 19 | $20,147 | $111 |
| Extended office or other outpatient service, first hour | 11 | $3,090 | $107 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 19 | $1,829 | $11 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within t | 19 | $1,441 | $9 |
2021: 3 services
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 24 | $22,703 | $112 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 24 | $2,481 | $11 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within t | 24 | $1,970 | $10 |
2020: 2 services
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 24 | $27,266 | $111 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 21 | $1,257 | $12 |
2019: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 21 | $24,123 | $109 |
2018: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 25 | $23,561 | $104 |
2017: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 20 | $30,815 | $102 |
2016: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 18 | $33,335 | $103 |
2015: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 21 | $24,135 | $103 |
2014: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 17 | $22,136 | $103 |
2013: 1 service
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 21 | $25,847 | $77 |
Medicaid work
$83,111 in 2024
Medicaid paid $83,111 for 1,870 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 39 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 722 | $73,437 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | 442 | $4,361 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment | 316 | $2,772 |
| Interactive complexity | 390 | $2,541 |
| 2024 | 1,870 | 4 | 39 | $83,111 |
| 2023 | 1,607 | 4 | 37 | $56,328 |
| 2022 | 2,002 | 5 | 38 | $63,319 |
| 2021 | 1,995 | 5 | 50 | $60,656 |
| 2020 | 1,436 | 4 | 50 | $52,564 |
| 2019 | 646 | 1 | 35 | $29,047 |
| 2018 | 627 | 1 | 37 | $26,550 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 654 | $47,387 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | 403 | $4,591 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment | 403 | $3,763 |
| Interactive complexity | 147 | $587 |
2022
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 760 | $43,813 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | 573 | $9,488 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment | 567 | $5,391 |
| Prolonged service(s) in the outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the time of the usual service; first hour (List separately in addition to code for outpatient Evaluation and Management or psychotherapy service, except with office or other outpatient services [99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215]) | 61 | $4,278 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 41 | $348 |
2021
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 804 | $46,148 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | 589 | $7,773 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment | 564 | $4,810 |
| Prolonged service(s) in the outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the time of the usual service; first hour (List separately in addition to code for outpatient Evaluation and Management or psychotherapy service, except with office or other outpatient services [99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215]) | 20 | $1,925 |
| Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 18 | $0 |
2020
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 967 | $48,927 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | 405 | $3,332 |
| Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment | 27 | $196 |
| Interactive complexity | 37 | $109 |
2019
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 646 | $29,047 |
2018
| Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient | 627 | $26,550 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1982714762
- Licence
- CA LEP 1550, CA MFT 13109, CA PSY 13405
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Medicaid ID
- CA PSY 134050
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 103T00000X (103T00000X); Federal specialty code 103TS0200X (103TS0200X); Federal specialty code 106H00000X (106H00000X)
- Mailing address
- 3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 370, Long Beach, CA, 90806
- NPI first listed
- 2006-08-30
- NPI last updated
- 2010-08-17
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.