James John Helmer, M.D.

3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

1,168 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Rosuvastatin Calcium63 claims
2. Atorvastatin Calcium62 claims
3. Losartan Potassium52 claims
4. Escitalopram Oxalate48 claims
5. Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
6. Omeprazole41 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): 87.2 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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. Acacia Family Medical GroupSalinas, CA
2. Last Frontier Healthcare DistrictAlturas, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).