Helen M. Cook, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Helen M. Cook, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1821520594, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 20786, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen M. Cook
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 20786 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Doctor Cir, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (800) 491-0909
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- NP5053 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180418002262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 111 Doctor Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Helen M. Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 20786Check 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 family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,198 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium93 claims
- Prednisone89 claims
- Furosemide79 claims
- Omeprazole77 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate74 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: $958.11
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, 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
- SC House Calls IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen M. Cook among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Helen M. Cook, APRN is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 41% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
662 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 662 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 4,320 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Helen M. Cook, APRN's NPI number?
Helen M. Cook, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821520594, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen M. Cook, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Doctor Cir, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (800) 491-0909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen M. Cook, APRN's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20786, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen M. Cook, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen M. Cook, APRN had 3,198 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.