Robert E. Helm, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Portsmouth, NH
Robert E. Helm, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and NPI 1831153337, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (New Hampshire 11021, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert E. Helm
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 11021 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Borthwick Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801
- Phone
- (603) 559-4111
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2022
- Fax
- (603) 559-4110
- Medicaid IDs
- 2096650 MA
3075027 NH
E400184900 ME - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040127000140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert E. Helm in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
Search for license 11021Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,011.87
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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
- Appledore Medical Group IncPortsmouth, NH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert E. Helm among 29 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Hampshire
Robert E. Helm, M.D. is one of 29 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1997 among the 24 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New Hampshire
There are 29 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Hampshire.
All 29 in New Hampshire → Every provider in Portsmouth → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Berry, M.D.Portsmouth, NH 038011750345039
- John Federico, MDPortsmouth, NH 038011356313449
- Christopher Terrien, MDPortsmouth, NH 038011780805390
- William Wilson, M.D.Portsmouth, NH 038011245203629
- Lawrence Dacey, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561447296330
- Joseph Desimone, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561528118643
- Anthony Discipio, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561063440253
- David Finley, M.D.Lebanon, NH 037561619162427
Common questions
What is Robert E. Helm, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert E. Helm, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831153337, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert E. Helm, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Borthwick Ave, Portsmouth, NH, 03801. Phone: (603) 559-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert E. Helm, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 11021, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert E. Helm, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert E. Helm, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert E. Helm, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.