John Helmken
Surgery Physician · Greenville, SC
John Helmken is a surgery physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1972183457, issued on Apr 9, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina LL85765, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Helmken
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- LL85765 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Grove RD, Greenville, SC 29605
- Phone
- (864) 455-5515
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Helmken in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL85765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl19 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: $516.27
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
John Helmken among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
John Helmken is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Areford, MDGreenville, SC 296051396960738
- Gayle Blouin, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051306895222
- Joseph Camunas, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051750334959
- Mathew Epps, MDGreenville, SC 296051508151424
- Brian Freeman, MDGreenville, SC 296051164733705
- Christina Jacobsen Filipovic, MDGreenville, SC 296051225308679
- Wesley Jones, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051750300398
- Thomas KendallGreenville, SC 296051144245093
Common questions
What is John Helmken's NPI number?
John Helmken's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972183457, issued on Apr 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Helmken located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Grove RD, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 455-5515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Helmken's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL85765, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Helmken prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Helmken had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.