NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Richard Helmers, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Atlanta, GA

Mark Richard Helmers, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1518207018, issued on Feb 20, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 99587, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518207018
Name
Mark Richard Helmers
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
99587 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
95 Collier RD NW Ste 5015, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone
(404) 605-6517
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240715002352); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 95 Collier RD NW Ste 5015

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

  1. Joshua Appelstein, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1508029612
  2. Karolis Bauza, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1235615907
  3. Sagar Damle, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1891832176
  4. Ramona Davis, PAPhysician Assistant1013448984
  5. Addison Dodge, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1609499938
  6. Samantha Dombrowski, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1578084307

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Helmers69
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel18 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: $1,575.32

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Helmers$1,575.32
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Piedmont Cardiology OF Atlanta, LLCAtlanta, GA

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

Mark Richard Helmers among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia

Mark Richard Helmers, MD is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 1998 among the 111 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Georgia

There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Appelstein, MDAtlanta, GA 303091508029612
  2. Christian Bermudez, MDAtlanta, GA 303091083783179
  3. William Brown, MDAtlanta, GA 303091780649616
  4. Sagar Damle, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091891832176
  5. David Dean, MDAtlanta, GA 303091851391403
  6. John Gott, MDAtlanta, GA 303091558326918
  7. James Kauten, MDAtlanta, GA 303091336104744
  8. Saeid Khansarinia, MDAtlanta, GA 303091710974555

Common questions

What is Mark Richard Helmers, MD's NPI number?

Mark Richard Helmers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518207018, issued on Feb 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Richard Helmers, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 Collier RD NW Ste 5015, Atlanta, GA, 30309. Phone: (404) 605-6517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Richard Helmers, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 99587, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Richard Helmers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Richard Helmers, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.