NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Minus Ray Helton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY

Minus Ray Helton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1568921310, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Kentucky 56729, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568921310
Name
Minus Ray Helton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
56729 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
830 S Limestone Ste 304, Lexington, KY 40536
Phone
(859) 323-0303
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2022
Fax
(859) 323-1200
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220706002807); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2019
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 830 S Limestone Ste 304

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

  1. Bethany Giles, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720516958
  2. Gabrielle Kahler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972131688
  3. Whitney Lynch, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093247041
  4. Krista Perry, DOInternal Medicine Physician1285139683
  5. Ashley Pettit, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730615691
  6. Sara Shalash, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316504616

Verify Minus Ray Helton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,628 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Minus Helton2,628
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
  2. Gabapentin118 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate102 claims
  4. Lisinopril83 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium73 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl66 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): 100 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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. Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY

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

Minus Ray Helton among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Minus Ray Helton, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

259 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 259 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Dearinger, MDLexington, KY 405361245244854
  2. Heidi EhrhardtLexington, KY 405361538126354
  3. Christopher Feddock, MDLexington, KY 405361831119510
  4. Jacqueline Fister, MDLexington, KY 405361356380026
  5. Wendy Garabedian, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361457337347
  6. Andrew Hoellein, MDLexington, KY 405361891719795
  7. David Mannino, MDLexington, KY 405361982628889
  8. Mary Meek, MDLexington, KY 405361629092366

Common questions

What is Minus Ray Helton, MD's NPI number?

Minus Ray Helton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568921310, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Minus Ray Helton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 830 S Limestone Ste 304, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-0303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Minus Ray Helton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 56729, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Minus Ray Helton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Minus Ray Helton, MD had 2,628 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Minus Ray Helton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.