Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Berkeley, CA
Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1376868497, issued on Mar 31, 2010. Check the license (California PA16812, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen O. Chodsky
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA16812 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2320 Woolsey St, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 486-1700
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2023
- Fax
- (510) 486-1133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100521000884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2320 Woolsey St
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Verify Helen O. Chodsky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16812Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
757 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide124 claims
- Ketoconazole77 claims
- Fluocinonide63 claims
- Dupixent Pen44 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate42 claims
- Metronidazole41 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): 98.3 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: $2,261.61
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Golden State Dermatology Associates, Inc.Berkeley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C's NPI number?
Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376868497, issued on Mar 31, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2320 Woolsey St, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 486-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16812, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helen O. Chodsky, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.