Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP
Clinical Social Worker · Columbia, SC
Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1881792323, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 5612, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Garrett Helms
- Credential
- LISW-CP
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License numbers
- 5612 SC
005612 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3209 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-2498
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 434-7529
- Medicaid ID
- SW1021 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050301000983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Garrett Helms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Garrett Helms among 2,046 clinical social worker records in South Carolina
Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP is one of 2,046 clinical social worker records with a practice address in South Carolina. 13% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 456 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 1041C0700X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
377 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 377 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,046 clinical social worker records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP's NPI number?
Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881792323, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3209 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-2498. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 5612, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Michael Garrett Helms, LISW-CP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.