NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Loren J. Helmuth, MD

Surgery Physician · Lagrange, IN

Loren J. Helmuth, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lagrange, Indiana, and NPI 1023070281, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01066528A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023070281
Name
Loren J. Helmuth
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
01066528A IN
17126 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
207 N Townline RD Ste 101, Lagrange, IN 46761
Phone
(260) 463-2143
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2022
Fax
(260) 463-9334
Medicaid ID
200948410 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090623000065); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1987
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 207 N Townline RD Ste 101

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

  1. Brett Guinn, MDSurgery Physician1083683783
  2. Richard Hostetter, M.D.Surgery Physician1205806361
  3. Timothy Jessie, MDSurgery Physician1679573034
  4. Ariel Spencer, M.D.Surgery Physician1144437518

Verify Loren J. Helmuth in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
    Search for license 01066528A
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Parkview Health System IncLagrange, IN

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

Loren J. Helmuth among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana

Loren J. Helmuth, MD is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 surgery physician records list a practice address in Lagrange

They are 5 of the 141 NPPES records with a practice address in Lagrange, and 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett Guinn, MDLagrange, IN 467611083683783
  2. Richard Hostetter, M.D.Lagrange, IN 467611205806361
  3. Timothy Jessie, MDLagrange, IN 467611679573034
  4. Ariel Spencer, M.D.Lagrange, IN 467611144437518
  5. Miroslaw Foltyniak, M.D.Kendallville, IN 467551790767085
  6. Boaz Ofek, MDHuntington, IN 467501013075878
  7. Benjamin Hart, DODecatur, IN 467331093210072
  8. Jennifer Taylor, DODecatur, IN 467331093079923

Common questions

What is Loren J. Helmuth, MD's NPI number?

Loren J. Helmuth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023070281, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Loren J. Helmuth, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 207 N Townline RD Ste 101, Lagrange, IN, 46761. Phone: (260) 463-2143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Loren J. Helmuth, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01066528A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Loren J. Helmuth, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.