Kris Helphinstine, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Sweet Home, OR
Kris Helphinstine, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Sweet Home, Oregon, and NPI 1053683375, issued on Feb 1, 2012. Check the license (Oregon PA165204, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kris Helphinstine
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA165204 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1023 Main St, Sweet Home, OR 97386
- Phone
- (541) 255-1234
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2022
- Fax
- (541) 255-1366
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kris Helphinstine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license PA165204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam13 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium12 claims
- Potassium Chloride12 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate12 claims
- Xarelto11 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): 93.6 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: $1,396.41
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Kris Helphinstine among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon
Kris Helphinstine, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% 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 34% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 34% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 74% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Sweet Home
They are 3 of the 86 NPPES records with a practice address in Sweet Home, and 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Kris Helphinstine, PA-C's NPI number?
Kris Helphinstine, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053683375, issued on Feb 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kris Helphinstine, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1023 Main St, Sweet Home, OR, 97386. Phone: (541) 255-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kris Helphinstine, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number PA165204, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kris Helphinstine, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kris Helphinstine, PA-C had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kris Helphinstine, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.