John Mark Helton, DDS
Dentist · Hickory, NC
John Mark Helton, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1770703530, issued on Apr 26, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina NC 6143, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Mark Helton
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- NC 6143 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1934 16TH Street NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 325-0844
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 325-0944
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Mark Helton 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 NC 6143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin47 claims
- Amoxicillin14 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.
John Mark Helton among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
John Mark Helton, DDS is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 dentist records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samantha Aiezza, DMDHickory, NC 286011861133001
- Cooper Aiken, DDSHickory, NC 286011275227340
- Mark Covington, DMDHickory, NC 286011740502319
- Gina Covington, DMDHickory, NC 286011477876548
- Steven Frye, DDSHickory, NC 286011639270127
- Charles Goodwin, DDSHickory, NC 286011124180344
- Bryan Graham, D.D.S.Hickory, NC 286011780892133
- Larry Holt, D.D.SHickory, NC 286011013930551
Common questions
What is John Mark Helton, DDS's NPI number?
John Mark Helton, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770703530, issued on Apr 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Mark Helton, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1934 16TH Street NE, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 325-0844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Mark Helton, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number NC 6143, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Mark Helton, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Mark Helton, DDS had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.