Kelsey Helak, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY
Kelsey Helak, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1477949485, issued on Apr 7, 2015. Check the license (New York 294154, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelsey Helak
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 294154 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 859-1499
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180702002969); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 High St
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Verify Kelsey Helak 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 294154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $21.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- University Emergency Medical Services Inc.Buffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelsey Helak among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Kelsey Helak, M.D. is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
156 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 156 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Kelsey Helak, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kelsey Helak, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477949485, issued on Apr 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelsey Helak, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 859-1499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelsey Helak, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 294154, 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 Kelsey Helak, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelsey Helak, M.D. had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.