Ileana A. Helms, MD
Nephrology Physician · Concord, CA
Ileana A. Helms, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Concord, California, and NPI 1225039142, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (California A48003, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ileana A. Helms
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A48003 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2485 High School Ave, Concord, CA 94520
- Phone
- (925) 687-7272
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2025
- Fax
- (925) 687-1847
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060106000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ileana A. Helms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A48003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,302 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er162 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl139 claims
- Allopurinol130 claims
- Furosemide101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate93 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate89 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Bass Medical GroupAlamo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ileana A. Helms among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Ileana A. Helms, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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- Rajeev Kaul, M.B.B.SConcord, CA 945201336198183
- Edward Kim, MDConcord, CA 945201679619092
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Common questions
What is Ileana A. Helms, MD's NPI number?
Ileana A. Helms, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225039142, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ileana A. Helms, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2485 High School Ave, Concord, CA, 94520. Phone: (925) 687-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ileana A. Helms, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A48003, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ileana A. Helms, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ileana A. Helms, MD had 2,302 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ileana A. Helms, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.