Julie Helmus, O.D.
Optometrist · Davis, CA
Julie Helmus, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Davis, California, and NPI 1376895607, issued on Oct 10, 2012. Check the license (California 15337, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie Helmus
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15337 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 353 2ND St, Davis, CA 95616
- Phone
- (530) 758-2122
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151016000885); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 353 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joann Helmus, O.D.Optometrist1689656894
- Mark Helmus, O.D.Optometrist1558343905
- Andrawis Zada, ODStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174265169
Verify Julie Helmus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine19 claims
- Restasis15 claims
- Xdemvy15 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: $6,786.11
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Helmus OptometryDavis, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julie Helmus among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Julie Helmus, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 optometrist records list a practice address in Davis
They are 21 of the 1,711 NPPES records with a practice address in Davis, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alex Baker, O.D.Davis, CA 956161427287598
- Christine Chao, O.D.Davis, CA 956161437125523
- Dena Davidson, ODDavis, CA 956161629090659
- Melissa Erickson, O.D.Davis, CA 956161730163601
- Huan Guan, O.D.Davis, CA 956161336379247
- Dennis Guerrieri, O.D.Davis, CA 956161366436917
- Joann Helmus, O.D.Davis, CA 956161689656894
- Mark Helmus, O.D.Davis, CA 956161558343905
Common questions
What is Julie Helmus, O.D.'s NPI number?
Julie Helmus, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376895607, issued on Oct 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie Helmus, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 353 2ND St, Davis, CA, 95616. Phone: (530) 758-2122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie Helmus, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 15337, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Julie Helmus, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie Helmus, O.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.