NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kit C. Helm, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Franklin, NC

Kit C. Helm, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Franklin, North Carolina, and NPI 1336173749, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200000453, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336173749
Name
Kit C. Helm
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
200000453 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
161 Iotla Street, Franklin, NC 28734
Phone
(828) 306-4407
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(828) 349-4424
Medicaid ID
89126Y1 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100326000875); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 161 Iotla Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gustav Wilde, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1356395081
  2. Sondra Wolf, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1821022237

Verify Kit C. Helm in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  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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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

10,182 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 334 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kit Helm10,182
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium391 claims
  2. Lisinopril369 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium349 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate325 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium284 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl258 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mountain Docs Family Medicine PAFranklin, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kit C. Helm among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Kit C. Helm, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Franklin

They are 16 of the 349 NPPES records with a practice address in Franklin, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Burrell, MDFranklin, NC 287341952361495
  2. Jason Creel, DOFranklin, NC 287341578523916
  3. Clayton Davis, M.D.Franklin, NC 287341043220775
  4. Donald Dewhurst, MDFranklin, NC 287341578566592
  5. Jeremy Hutson, D.OFranklin, NC 287341730576703
  6. Garland King, MDFranklin, NC 287341114957263
  7. Ann Messersmith, MDFranklin, NC 287341336207414
  8. Angela Riccio, D.O.Franklin, NC 287341366974453

Common questions

What is Kit C. Helm, MD's NPI number?

Kit C. Helm, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336173749, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kit C. Helm, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Iotla Street, Franklin, NC, 28734. Phone: (828) 306-4407. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kit C. Helm, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000453, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kit C. Helm, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kit C. Helm, MD had 10,182 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.