NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Hellman, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Muenster, TX

Eric Hellman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Muenster, Texas, and NPI 1003343344, issued on May 17, 2017. Check the license (Texas S5181, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003343344
Name
Eric Hellman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
S5181 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 N Maple St, Muenster, TX 76252
Phone
(940) 759-2226
Enumerated
May 17, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200820002528); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 509 N Maple St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emily Bouffard, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730702473
  2. Jessica Bowman, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1457961575
  3. Donald Simmons, MDFamily Medicine Physician1578556601
  4. Melissa Trubenbach, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1386677052

Verify Eric Hellman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,790 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Hellman4,790
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium302 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium247 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl183 claims
  5. Lisinopril150 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium150 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: $115.44

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Hellman$115.44
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Muenster Hospital DistrictMuenster, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Hellman among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Eric Hellman, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Muenster

They are 3 of the 24 NPPES records with a practice address in Muenster, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Bouffard, MDMuenster, TX 762521730702473
  2. Donald Simmons, MDMuenster, TX 762521578556601
  3. Tyler Benson, D.O.Nocona, TX 762551467985671
  4. Leonard Dingler, MDNocona, TX 762551164439352
  5. Chance Dingler, MDNocona, TX 762551780743898
  6. George West, MDNocona, TX 762551811051329
  7. Nicholas Broughton, DOKeller, TX 762481164042339
  8. Christopher Dingess, D.O.Keller, TX 762481982016192

Common questions

What is Eric Hellman, MD's NPI number?

Eric Hellman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003343344, issued on May 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Hellman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 N Maple St, Muenster, TX, 76252. Phone: (940) 759-2226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Hellman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S5181, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric Hellman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Hellman, MD had 4,790 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.