Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Denver, CO
Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1346282928, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.76254, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Andrew Helms
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- DR.76254 CO
65673 GA
2003-0489 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 E Harvard Ave Ste 550, Denver, CO 80210
- Phone
- (750) 330-1310
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2025
- Fax
- (720) 452-2082
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070119000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 950 E Harvard Ave Ste 550
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jordyn Almeida, PASurgical Physician Assistant1639736861
- Kennisha Ayers, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1629520671
- Lisa Bennett, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1932423688
- Gregory Engelken, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083746986
Verify Gerald Andrew Helms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.76254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl15 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: $852.09
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO
- St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Andrew Helms among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado
Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2000 among the 58 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 87 in Colorado → Every provider in Denver → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Myles Guber, MDDenver, CO 802101205805769
- Bradley Hofer, MDDenver, CO 802101689633869
- Max Mitchell, MDDenver, CO 802051154340602
- Richard Ohye, MDDenver, CO 802051720170111
- John Vossler, M.D.Denver, CO 802051659630572
- Mark Ammons, M.D.Denver, CO 802181982600037
- Jess Joymon, M.D.Denver, CO 802181598916405
- Richard Parker, M.D.Denver, CO 802181174582357
Common questions
What is Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS's NPI number?
Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346282928, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 E Harvard Ave Ste 550, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (750) 330-1310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.76254, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Andrew Helms, MD, MS had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.