Helen K. Wu, M.D.
Specialist · Boston, MA
Helen K. Wu, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1982669586, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 73679, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen K. Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 73679 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
- Phone
- (617) 636-5784
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (617) 636-4866
- Medicaid ID
- 3094359 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050504000202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen K. Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 73679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,691 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Restasis486 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate358 claims
- Ofloxacin187 claims
- Cyclosporine158 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine146 claims
- Miebo117 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: $1,365.53
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Newton Wellesley Eye Associates PCWellesley, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen K. Wu among 1,096 specialist records in Massachusetts
Helen K. Wu, M.D. is one of 1,096 specialist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1989 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,096 specialist records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Helen K. Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Helen K. Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982669586, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen K. Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02111. Phone: (617) 636-5784. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen K. Wu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 73679, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen K. Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen K. Wu, M.D. had 2,691 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.