Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D.
Optometrist · Belleville, IL
Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Belleville, Illinois, and NPI 1760540793, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046-008652, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kay Helfrich
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046-008652 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3030 Frank Scott Pkwy W, Belleville, IL 62223
- Phone
- (618) 744-7555
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 744-7333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060504000010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3030 Frank Scott Pkwy W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Kay Helfrich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046-008652Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
280 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost178 claims
- Timolol Maleate24 claims
- Cyclosporine17 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 7.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $188.07
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Helfrich Family Eye Care, LLCBelleville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Kay Helfrich among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Belleville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nikki Beadle, O.DScott Afb, IL 622251306198155
- Amanda BoscoeBelleville, IL 622211750076022
- Sarah Gore, O.D.Scott Air Force Base, IL 622251871922369
- David Hartig, O.D.Belleville, IL 622211851309926
- Mark Johnson, ODScott Afb, IL 622251881665073
- Troy Johnson, ODScott Air Force Base, IL 622251316091887
- Brett Sobieralski, O.D.Belleville, IL 622211649405218
- Paul Becherer, O.D.Belleville, IL 622261780772053
Common questions
What is Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760540793, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3030 Frank Scott Pkwy W, Belleville, IL, 62223. Phone: (618) 744-7555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-008652, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D. had 280 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Kay Helfrich, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.5 of 100. 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.