Helia Ludema, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Salinas, CA
Helia Ludema, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1205543568, issued on Nov 4, 2022. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helia Ludema
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 1260 S Main St Ste 201, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 758-2746
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2022
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230119002199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1260 S Main St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Helia Ludema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Scopolamine28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 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: $1,902.55
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
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
- Healthcare Service Partners IncOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helia Ludema among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Helia Ludema, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% 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 California 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 California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Salinas → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kamron AllenSalinas, CA 939011780007302
- David Anthony, P.A.Salinas, CA 939011841365202
- Deirdre Fitzsimmons, PASalinas, CA 939011265553853
- Mark Gilbert, PASalinas, CA 939011184630774
- Kevin LoSalinas, CA 939011336834480
- Tiffany Shearing, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011639604960
- Jennifer BohannanBurlingame, CA 940101912417676
- Juan-Carlos Chavez, PA-CBurlingame, CA 940101497059117
Common questions
What is Helia Ludema, PA-C's NPI number?
Helia Ludema, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205543568, issued on Nov 4, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helia Ludema, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1260 S Main St Ste 201, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 758-2746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helia Ludema, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helia Ludema, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helia Ludema, PA-C had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 38 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.