Richard Earle Helmer, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Waco, TX
Richard Earle Helmer, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1881898666, issued on Jun 13, 2007. Check the license (Texas L9237, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Earle Helmer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- L9237 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 202-0480
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041116001280); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Earle Helmer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L9237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 74.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,649.85
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Hillcrest Physician ServicesWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Earle Helmer, MD's NPI number?
Richard Earle Helmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881898666, issued on Jun 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Earle Helmer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 202-0480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Earle Helmer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L9237, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Earle Helmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Earle Helmer, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Earle Helmer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 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.