Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bakersfield, CA
Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1205181187, issued on Jul 17, 2012. Check the license (California 21991, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen C. Capehart
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 21991 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Old River RD Ste 260, Bakersfield, CA 93311
- Phone
- (661) 654-8338
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161205000882); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen C. Capehart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 21991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium57 claims
- Lisinopril34 claims
- Jardiance26 claims
- Ozempic26 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen C. Capehart among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 392 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C's NPI number?
Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205181187, issued on Jul 17, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Old River RD Ste 260, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 654-8338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 21991, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helen C. Capehart, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.