Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hood River, OR
Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hood River, Oregon, and NPI 1588658918, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Oregon MD20718, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Katherine Bellanca
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD20718 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 849 Pacific Ave, Hood River, OR 97031
- Phone
- (541) 386-6380
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 386-1078
- Medicaid ID
- 132045 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060221000527); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Katherine Bellanca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD20718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
210 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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 one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestClackamas, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Katherine Bellanca among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon
Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2009 among the 1,671 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hood River
They are 46 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Hood River, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
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- Anthony Gay, M.D.Hood River, OR 970311912982422
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Common questions
What is Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD's NPI number?
Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588658918, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 849 Pacific Ave, Hood River, OR, 97031. Phone: (541) 386-6380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD20718, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Katherine Bellanca, MD had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 141 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.