Joseph B. Helft, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bronx, NY
Joseph B. Helft, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1659478477, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (New York 223419, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph B. Helft
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 223419 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2426 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10469
- Phone
- (718) 708-5470
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 708-4715
- Medicaid ID
- 02279789 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070213000542); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2426 Eastchester Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kujtim Balidemaj, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1982701710
- James Bowers, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1851330468
Verify Joseph B. Helft in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 223419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,687 Medicare Part D claims for 664 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate566 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium364 claims
- Eliquis327 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate230 claims
- Furosemide174 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $78,056.69
142 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph B. Helft among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Joseph B. Helft, MD is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Algodi, M.DBronx, NY 104691760839450
- Kujtim Balidemaj, MDBronx, NY 104691982701710
- James Bowers, MDBronx, NY 104691851330468
- Ilya Kaplan, MDBronx, NY 104691184720138
- Michele Nanna, MDBronx, NY 104691265538219
- Yufei Tang, MDBronx, NY 104691093150161
- Donald Wallerson, MDBronx, NY 104691407885387
- Luis Astudillo, MDBronx, NY 104681114974623
Common questions
What is Joseph B. Helft, MD's NPI number?
Joseph B. Helft, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659478477, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph B. Helft, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2426 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY, 10469. Phone: (718) 708-5470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph B. Helft, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 223419, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph B. Helft, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph B. Helft, MD had 4,687 Medicare Part D claims for 664 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph B. Helft, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.