John Heltsley
Optometrist · Hopkinsville, KY
John Heltsley is an optometrist with a practice address in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and NPI 1649378613, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1265DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Heltsley
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1265DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1620 S Main St, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
- Phone
- (270) 886-6316
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 886-6323
- Medicaid IDs
- 77902294 KY
77012659 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000752); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify John Heltsley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1265DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost132 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol69 claims
- Timolol Maleate41 claims
- Lumigan32 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate17 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: $55.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
Other optometrist records in Kentucky
- Thomas Abell, ODCampbellsville, KY1942833397
- Larry Abney, ODLeitchfield, KY1487646527
- John Adams, O.D.Owensboro, KY1730191602
- John Adams, O.D.Winchester, KY1497900070
- Kevin Adams, ODMurray, KY1184782609
- Mattie Adams, ODElizabethtown, KY1861064958
- Rebecca Adams, O.D.Louisville, KY1568080315
- Stefanie Adams, ODGeorgetown, KY1750669198
- Addy Adkisson, ODLouisville, KY1255181582
- Bilal Ahmad, O.D.Lexington, KY1003224809
Common questions
What is John Heltsley's NPI number?
John Heltsley's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649378613, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Heltsley located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1620 S Main St, Hopkinsville, KY, 42240. Phone: (270) 886-6316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Heltsley's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1265DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Heltsley prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Heltsley had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.