Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Durham, NC
Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1790170256, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-00180, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Leigh Helmke
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2020-00180 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200619000583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Leigh Helmke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-00180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,431 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa67 claims
- Gabapentin61 claims
- Lisinopril45 claims
- Furosemide41 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
- Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC
- Lincoln Community Health Center IncorporatedDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Leigh Helmke among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 209 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790170256, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-00180, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Leigh Helmke, M.D. had 1,431 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.