Helen Claire West, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Helen Claire West, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1639336845, issued on May 16, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-02170, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Claire West
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2018-02170 NC
240014 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5034 Old Clinic Building CB 7110, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-2276
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 966-2274
- Medicaid ID
- 110086272A MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190305002127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Claire West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-02170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,895 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium192 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
- Gabapentin91 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium90 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium90 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide68 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 3 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
- Unc Physicians Network LLCChapel Hill, NC
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Claire West among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Helen Claire West, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill
They are 219 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Helen Claire West, M.D.'s NPI number?
Helen Claire West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639336845, issued on May 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Claire West, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5034 Old Clinic Building CB 7110, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-2276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Claire West, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-02170, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Helen Claire West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Claire West, M.D. had 2,895 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.