Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > NY Providers > General Practitioners

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Karen L. Bell, MD)

(No ratings)

Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice 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 null in New York, NY specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice 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

open_in_new

155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591

open_in_new

In The News

“"We know that Alzheimer's disease disproportionately affects communities of color and if we don't participate in these types of trials, we run the risk of a cure coming along that is not...”—"Brigham and Women's Hospital is looking to recruit participants for Alzheimer's clinical trial", Boston, March 2022

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 null 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

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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 null in New York, NY were blood draw.

blood draw	20
doctor visit	622

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	278
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	176
85 and over	53
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	123

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

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	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
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

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

ColumbiaDoctors

CUIMC/Neurological Institute of 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, CIGNA, Healthspring (Cigna Medicare), Local 1199, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Emblem/GHI, ElderServe, Medicare, Affinity Health Plan, Amida Care, UnitedHealthcare, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Emblem/Hip, Fidelis Care, MVP Health Care, WellCare, World Trade Center Health Plan, Magnacare (National), AETNA, Multiplan, Healthfirst, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna POS, MVP Health Care, Vytra, MagnaCare, Great-West Healthcare, Healthfirst, Aetna EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, GHI PPO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), CIGNA PPO, Aetna Signature Administrators, 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), RiverSpring, AETNA - Student Health, MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus, Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus, Empire Blue Cross - EPO, 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, RiverSpring - Special Needs, 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

CIGNA

Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)

Local 1199

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Emblem/GHI

ElderServe

Medicare

Affinity Health Plan

Amida Care

UnitedHealthcare

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus

Emblem/Hip

Fidelis Care

MVP Health Care

WellCare

World Trade Center Health Plan

Magnacare (National)

AETNA

Multiplan

Healthfirst

MultiPlan

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna POS

MVP Health Care

Vytra

MagnaCare

Great-West Healthcare

Healthfirst

Aetna EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

GHI PPO

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

CIGNA PPO

Aetna Signature Administrators

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)

RiverSpring

AETNA - Student Health

MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus

Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus

Empire Blue Cross - EPO

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

RiverSpring - Special Needs

World Trade Center Health Plan - World Trade Center Health Plan

Medicare - Traditional Medicare

VNSNY CHOICE - Special Needs

MVP Health Care - HMO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD does not have any reviews yet, be the first to leave a review of Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD here: Leave a Review

(No ratings)

Leave a Review

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
AbbVie Inc.	$116 $116
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$106 PYLARIFY $106
Allergan Inc.	$78 NAMZARIC $64	Botox Therapeutic $14
Other	$84 NORTHERA $24	RYTARY $23	ONFI $18	NAMZARIC $18

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,500
Food and Beverage	$1,082
Travel and Lodging	$1,074

Research Payments

Dr. Karen L. Bell, MD has received 69 research payments totaling $508,226.

Biography

Dr. Karen Bell's specialties are general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). She practices in New York, NY and Tarrytown, NY. In her practice, she is particularly interested in aging, memory loss, and dementia. She is professionally affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors. Dr. Bell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center. She appears to be an in-network provider for Aetna EPO, Blue California, Healthfirst, and more. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Bell's office in New York, NY.