Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Clarksville, TN
Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Clarksville, Tennessee, and NPI 1972549673, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 44020, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deborah Brooks Hellums
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 44020 TN
M3582 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 Dunlop LN, Clarksville, TN 37040
- Phone
- (931) 245-8300
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Fax
- (931) 245-8360
- Medicaid ID
- Q004467 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080926000193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Deborah Brooks Hellums in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,328 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 161 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium215 claims
- Omeprazole213 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium205 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate160 claims
- Losartan Potassium159 claims
- Lisinopril146 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 2 group practices
- Premier Medical Group PCClarksville, TN
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deborah Brooks Hellums among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD 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
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Clarksville → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vernon Carrigan, MDClarksville, TN 370401144201161
- David Gullett, M.D.Clarksville, TN 370401568481125
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- James Maccarone, D.O.Clarksville, TN 370401861590002
Common questions
What is Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD's NPI number?
Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972549673, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Dunlop LN, Clarksville, TN, 37040. Phone: (931) 245-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44020, 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 Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deborah Brooks Hellums, MD had 5,328 Medicare Part D claims for 334 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.