Ernest Little Helms, M.D.
Radiation Oncology Physician · Laurinburg, NC
Ernest Little Helms, M.D. is a radiation oncology physician with a practice address in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and NPI 1437117744, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200300615, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Little Helms
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Radiation Oncology Physician 2085R0001X
- License number
- 200300615 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 E Lauchwood Dr, Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Phone
- (910) 291-7630
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 291-7635
- Medicaid IDs
- 89134WC NC
N00617 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest radiation oncology physician records → All 230 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 500 E Lauchwood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ernest Little Helms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200300615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $25.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 3,275 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,897.85 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
- Scotland Memorial Hospital, IncLaurinburg, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Little Helms among 230 radiation oncology physician records in North Carolina
Ernest Little Helms, M.D. is one of 230 radiation oncology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 166 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Radiation Oncology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 230 radiation oncology physician records in North Carolina.
All 230 in North Carolina → Every provider in Laurinburg → Radiation Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 radiation oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Brown, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521114951423
- Thomas Walden, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581447214028
- Jeffrey Acker, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741013916543
- Stephen King, MDPinehurst, NC 283741932108008
- Sushma Patel, MDPinehurst, NC 283741023017191
- Brian Cook, MDClinton, NC 283281598783102
- Sunjay Barton, MDFayetteville, NC 283041154852606
- Abhijeet Bhirud, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041447547567
Common questions
What is Ernest Little Helms, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest Little Helms, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437117744, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Little Helms, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 E Lauchwood Dr, Laurinburg, NC, 28352. Phone: (910) 291-7630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Little Helms, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200300615, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.