NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph M. Helms, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Berkeley, CA

Joseph M. Helms, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1629167283, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629167283
Name
Joseph M. Helms
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
158865 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2520 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone
(510) 841-7600
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Joseph M. Helms in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Joseph M. Helms among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Joseph M. Helms, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

77 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Berkeley

They are 77 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Annie Delisle, MDBerkeley, CA 947041295017093
  2. Tim Fitzer, MDBerkeley, CA 947041801852686
  3. Susan Ivey, MDBerkeley, CA 947041003004169
  4. Especianise Loresca, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947041265845200
  5. Peter Lovett, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947041932152717
  6. Frank Lucido, MDBerkeley, CA 947041659365088
  7. Mukulika Mehta, M.D.,Berkeley, CA 947041902921208
  8. Samara Nebenzahl, MDBerkeley, CA 947041932469889

Common questions

What is Joseph M. Helms, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph M. Helms, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629167283, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph M. Helms, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 Milvia St, Berkeley, CA, 94704. Phone: (510) 841-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph M. Helms, M.D.'s license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.