Brandon Helms, OD
Optometrist · Azle, TX
Brandon Helms, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Azle, Texas, and NPI 1457017923, issued on Nov 9, 2021. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandon Helms
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV009468 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 158 Industrial Ave, Azle, TX 76020
- Phone
- (817) 444-1717
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 158 Industrial Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Haley Saldivar, DOOptometrist1598431934
Verify Brandon Helms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost48 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Restasis13 claims
- Rocklatan12 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: $266.90
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Brandon Helms among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Brandon Helms, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Azle
They are 4 of the 234 NPPES records with a practice address in Azle, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roney Chaluparambil Marcos, ODAzle, TX 760201245651645
- Haley Saldivar, DOAzle, TX 760201598431934
- Jamie Strong, O.D.Azle, TX 760201740698620
- Reedee Granado-Chaney, O.D.Bedford, TX 760211992791289
- Jerry Latham, O.D.Bedford, TX 760211184616831
- Thomas Norell, ODBedford, TX 760211427476399
- Xochitl QuinonesBedford, TX 760211568356186
- Joseph Vu, ODBedford, TX 760211083179600
Common questions
What is Brandon Helms, OD's NPI number?
Brandon Helms, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457017923, issued on Nov 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandon Helms, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 158 Industrial Ave, Azle, TX, 76020. Phone: (817) 444-1717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandon Helms, OD's license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brandon Helms, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brandon Helms, OD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 63 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.