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.
- 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
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Verify Minus Ray Helton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 56729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
- Gabapentin118 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate102 claims
- Lisinopril83 claims
- Losartan Potassium73 claims
- 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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.
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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.