David K. Helton
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
David K. Helton is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1235195868, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 23974, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David K. Helton
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 23974 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1651 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 899-2904
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 892-5058
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100426000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David K. Helton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims
- Lisinopril46 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Alprazolam42 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: $393.98
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- One Doc PLLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David K. Helton among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
David K. Helton is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 192 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is David K. Helton's NPI number?
David K. Helton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235195868, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David K. Helton located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1651 Gunbarrel RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 899-2904. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David K. Helton's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 23974, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David K. Helton prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David K. Helton had 1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.