John Sherwood Hellums, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fort Campbell, KY
John Sherwood Hellums, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and NPI 1629166921, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Sherwood Hellums
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 43955 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 650 Joel Dr, Fort Campbell, KY 42223
- Phone
- (832) 372-5690
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100227000095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 650 Joel Dr
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- Matthew Ahola, DPTPhysical Therapist1194477885
- Randall Aldrich, LCSW, LCASSocial Worker1023295417
- Richard AlesCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215903679
Verify John Sherwood Hellums in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin17 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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: $27.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 4 group practices
- Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group IncMadisonville, KY
- Fep OF Kentucky LLCHopkinsville, KY
- Owensboro Health Medical Group IncOwensboro, KY
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Sherwood Hellums among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
John Sherwood Hellums, MD is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Campbell
They are 30 of the 1,294 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Campbell, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is John Sherwood Hellums, MD's NPI number?
John Sherwood Hellums, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629166921, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Sherwood Hellums, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 Joel Dr, Fort Campbell, KY, 42223. Phone: (832) 372-5690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Sherwood Hellums, MD's license?
Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Sherwood Hellums, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Sherwood Hellums, MD had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.