Athena M. Helinski, PA
Physician Assistant · Grayling, MI
Athena M. Helinski, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grayling, Michigan, and NPI 1033146444, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601003209, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Athena M. Helinski
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601003209 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 E Michigan Ave, Grayling, MI 49738
- Phone
- (989) 348-0550
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2023
- Fax
- (989) 348-0473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060821000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Athena M. Helinski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601003209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen48 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $20.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska, MI · Critical Access Hospitals
- Munson Healthcare GraylingGrayling, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Athena M. Helinski among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Athena M. Helinski, PA is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grayling
They are 15 of the 233 NPPES records with a practice address in Grayling, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Athena M. Helinski, PA's NPI number?
Athena M. Helinski, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033146444, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Athena M. Helinski, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 E Michigan Ave, Grayling, MI, 49738. Phone: (989) 348-0550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Athena M. Helinski, PA's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601003209, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Athena M. Helinski, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Athena M. Helinski, PA had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.