Ashley L. Helton, OD
Optometrist · Coldwater, MS
Ashley L. Helton, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Coldwater, Mississippi, and NPI 1528492170, issued on Aug 29, 2013. Check the license (Mississippi 876, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashley L. Helton
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 876 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 412 Central Ave, Coldwater, MS 38618
- Phone
- (662) 622-5173
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 622-5590
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131029001839); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 412 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 412 Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rhetta Conn, O.D.Optometrist1790916294
- Kristopher May, ODOptometrist1598758781
- Maggie Taylor, O.D.Optometrist1306765912
- Sidney Taylor, O.D.Optometrist1821511361
Verify Ashley L. Helton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
245 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 74% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan51 claims
- Latanoprost41 claims
- Restasis28 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20 claims
- Xiidra15 claims
- Vyzulta14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Coldwater Vision Center, LLCColdwater, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashley L. Helton among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Ashley L. Helton, OD is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Coldwater
They are 5 of the 28 NPPES records with a practice address in Coldwater, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Coldwater → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rhetta Conn, O.D.Coldwater, MS 386181790916294
- Kristopher May, ODColdwater, MS 386181598758781
- Sidney Taylor, O.D.Coldwater, MS 386181821511361
- Maggie Taylor, O.D.Coldwater, MS 386181306765912
- Mallory Collins, ODClarksdale, MS 386141801449756
- James Humber, ODClarksdale, MS 386141396808259
- Sandra Bright, O.D.Batesville, MS 386061275645889
- Charla Darby, ODBatesville, MS 386061699455857
Common questions
What is Ashley L. Helton, OD's NPI number?
Ashley L. Helton, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528492170, issued on Aug 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashley L. Helton, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 412 Central Ave, Coldwater, MS, 38618. Phone: (662) 622-5173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashley L. Helton, OD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 876, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ashley L. Helton, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashley L. Helton, OD had 245 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.