David S. Helsel, M,D,
Psychiatry Physician · State College, PA
David S. Helsel, M,D, is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1669463840, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD455385, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Helsel
- Credential
- M,D,
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD455385 PA
00D26866 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 East Park Ave, State College, PA 16803
- Phone
- (814) 278-4818
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2023
- Fax
- (814) 234-6150
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151016000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Cincinnati College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1800 East Park Ave
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Verify David S. Helsel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD455385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,245 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine71 claims
- Trazodone Hcl64 claims
- Bupropion Xl55 claims
- Lorazepam54 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate49 claims
- Clonazepam46 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: $707.48
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Susquehanna Valley Professional Associates, IncState College, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David S. Helsel among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
David S. Helsel, M,D, is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Dennis Dombrowski, MDState College, PA 168011528261328
Common questions
What is David S. Helsel, M,D,'s NPI number?
David S. Helsel, M,D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669463840, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Helsel, M,D, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 East Park Ave, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 278-4818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Helsel, M,D,'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD455385, 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 David S. Helsel, M,D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Helsel, M,D, had 1,245 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.