Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C
Physician Assistant · Kalamazoo, MI
Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1386756740, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601002338, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helena Puhalj
- Credential
- P.A.-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601002338 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 535 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Phone
- (269) 341-8822
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (269) 341-7518
- Medicaid ID
- 1386756740 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080609000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 535 S Burdick St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Helena Puhalj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601002338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
858 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl52 claims
- Olanzapine41 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate40 claims
- Aripiprazole38 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl31 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate31 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): 85.3 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: $626.75
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Psychplus Associates OF Michigan, PLLCDearborn, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helena Puhalj among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
173 physician assistant records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
They are 173 of the 6,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalamazoo, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C's NPI number?
Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386756740, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007. Phone: (269) 341-8822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601002338, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C had 858 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helena Puhalj, P.A.-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 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.