NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Collins, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Philadelphia, PA

Helen Collins, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1558936740, issued on May 21, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA062123, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558936740
Name
Helen Collins
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
MA062123 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10800 Knights RD, Philadelphia, PA 19114
Phone
(215) 612-2691
Enumerated
May 21, 2021
Record last updated
May 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211101000461); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2021
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10800 Knights RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ibrahim Abaherah, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942004189
  2. Vincent Abiona, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245966126
  3. Frederick Allen, MDAnesthesiology Physician1033279617
  4. Nathan Alspaugh, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881443976
  5. Kimberly Angelina, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1497222871
  6. Fatima Athar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952229445

Verify Helen Collins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

58 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Helen Collins58
  2. Specialty average304

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: $350.30

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, 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.

  1. Helen Collins$350.30
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Methodist Associates IN Healthcare, IncPhiladelphia, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Helen Collins among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Helen Collins, PA-C is one of 832 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2021, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania

There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley AbrahamPhiladelphia, PA 191141568220606
  2. Randall Ancharski, PACPhiladelphia, PA 191141811035991
  3. Laura Ayd, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191141770054702
  4. Yessenia Caballero-Tilleria, PACPhiladelphia, PA 191141265974448
  5. Richard Kang, PACPhiladelphia, PA 191141497826614
  6. Dana Krimker, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191141598224420
  7. Elizabeth Matray, P.A.-C.Philadelphia, PA 191141306915780
  8. Samantha Zweier, RPA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191141841542693

Common questions

What is Helen Collins, PA-C's NPI number?

Helen Collins, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558936740, issued on May 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Collins, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10800 Knights RD, Philadelphia, PA, 19114. Phone: (215) 612-2691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Collins, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA062123, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Helen Collins, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helen Collins, PA-C had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.