Alexander Marshall Helfand
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Alexander Marshall Helfand is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1639525850, issued on May 6, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD478309, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Marshall Helfand
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- MD478309 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 314 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 325-5700
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220712000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Marshall Helfand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD478309Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
456 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone93 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate48 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate20 claims
- Nubeqa19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,684.96
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allegheny Clinic Medical OncologyPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Marshall Helfand among 784 hematology & oncology physician records in Pennsylvania
Alexander Marshall Helfand is one of 784 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 553 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 784 hematology & oncology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Gregory Long, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121952303471
- Shifeng Mao, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121780633263
- Deep Shah, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121447634779
- Karthik Shankar, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA 152121861954810
- Urwat Vusqa, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121154930113
Common questions
What is Alexander Marshall Helfand's NPI number?
Alexander Marshall Helfand's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639525850, issued on May 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Marshall Helfand located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 314 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 325-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Marshall Helfand's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD478309, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Marshall Helfand prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Marshall Helfand had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Marshall Helfand's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.