NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1972183457
Verify on CMS → John Helmken
Surgery Physician in Greenville, South Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,778 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
52
Medicare Part D claims · 30 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 174
Industry payments
$516.27
5 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
John Helmken filed 52 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Surgery Physician in Greenville, South Carolina.
- 52
- Part D claims, 2024
- $516.27
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about John Helmken
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1972183457), first enumerated 04/09/2021.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 52 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$516.27 in reported industry payments (5 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1972183457 · Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1972183457
- ENUM-RECENT 2021
- TAX-MID 37K Surgery Physician
- RX-TRACE 52
- BOOK-LIGHT 713 in South Carolina
- PHOTO-ENUM Haritha Reddy · 2021
John Helmken's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
52 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
John Helmken practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about John Helmken?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
52 70% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in South Carolina
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1972183457 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/09/2021 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for John Helmken. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$516
Largest payer
TELA Bio, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
52
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
30
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 58
- Total Day Supply
- 897
- Generic Drug Cost
- $546
- Opioid Claims
- 21 (40.4% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 4.10
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 19 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgery Physician Overview
How John Helmken fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,778
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
174
Avg Claims per Provider
John Helmken's 52 claims are below the specialty average of 174.
Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Helmken, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2021)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in South Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Helmken.
One of 713 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in South Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Hatem Abdallah
M.D
Florence, SC
Dr. Sanaa Abdelmageed
MD
Charleston, SC
Dr. Randel Abrams
M.D.
Greenville, SC
Dr. Ghassan Abuhamad
MD
Columbia, SC
Dr. David Adams
MD
Charleston, SC
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is John Helmken's specialty? ▼
John Helmken specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Greenville, South Carolina.
How much does John Helmken prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, John Helmken wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 30 beneficiaries.
Where is John Helmken located? ▼
John Helmken is located at 701 GROVE RD, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 455-5515.
What is John Helmken's NPI number? ▼
John Helmken's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972183457, issued on 04/09/2021.
Does John Helmken prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, John Helmken had 21 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 40.4%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,778 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does John Helmken prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, John Helmken's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does John Helmken accept Medicare? ▼
John Helmken appears in CMS Medicare data with 52 Part D claims and 30 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify John Helmken's credentials? ▼
John Helmken's NPI is 1972183457. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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