James Arthur Helm, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Wilmington, NC
James Arthur Helm, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1073742235, issued on Jul 9, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 0100-01844, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Arthur Helm
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 0100-01844 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4402 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 452-1400
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8102159 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090808000066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Arthur Helm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0100-01844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam43 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Promethazine Hcl26 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 88.4 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: $43.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Emergeortho PAWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Arthur Helm among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina
James Arthur Helm, PA-C is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 1,352 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Arrowood, P.A.Wilmington, NC 284031124027636
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- Heather Goldstein, PAWilmington, NC 284031447204631
- Teresa Holler, P.A.Wilmington, NC 284031528247244
- Kim Meyer, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031225214919
- Gabrielle Neal-Barney, MMS, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031932387842
- Jennifer PrestonWilmington, NC 284031073542502
- Lisa Ricci, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031962748079
Common questions
What is James Arthur Helm, PA-C's NPI number?
James Arthur Helm, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073742235, issued on Jul 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Arthur Helm, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4402 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 452-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Arthur Helm, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0100-01844, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Arthur Helm, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Arthur Helm, PA-C had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Arthur Helm, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.