NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Scott Hellard, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Decatur, AL

Robert Scott Hellard, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1174663496, issued on Feb 7, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 21599, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1174663496
Name
Robert Scott Hellard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
21599 AL
71658 MN
2065-320 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1606 Church St SE, Decatur, AL 35601
Phone
(256) 351-1444
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2022
Fax
(256) 351-8897
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

318 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Hellard318
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam40 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl33 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl25 claims
  4. Lorazepam25 claims
  5. Clonazepam23 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl20 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): 83.5 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  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).

Robert Scott Hellard among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama

Robert Scott Hellard, M.D. is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2007, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nikki Brannon, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011245324011
  2. James Holsomback, RNDecatur, AL 356011194851675
  3. James Jeffery, MDDecatur, AL 356011033287602
  4. Sivappa Swamy, MDDecatur, AL 356011841273539
  5. Yelena Chistyakova, M.D.Decatur, AL 356031295944056
  6. James Gamble, MDDecatur, AL 356031205808649
  7. William Huddleston, MDDecatur, AL 356031386604619
  8. Bryant Mahaffey, M.D.Decatur, AL 356031891014742

Common questions

What is Robert Scott Hellard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Scott Hellard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174663496, issued on Feb 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Scott Hellard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1606 Church St SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 351-1444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Scott Hellard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 21599, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert Scott Hellard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Scott Hellard, M.D. had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Scott Hellard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.