Russell King Heltsley, O.D.
Optometrist · Bowling Green, KY
Russell King Heltsley, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and NPI 1184709636, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1216 DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell King Heltsley
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1216 DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Scottsville RD, Bowling Green, KY 42104
- Phone
- (270) 846-2500
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 846-0608
- Medicaid ID
- 77012169 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060206000800); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Russell King Heltsley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 1216 DTCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $251.53
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.Bowling Green, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Kentucky
There are 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.
Other optometrist records in Kentucky
- Thomas Abell, ODCampbellsville, KY1942833397
- Larry Abney, ODLeitchfield, KY1487646527
- John Adams, O.D.Owensboro, KY1730191602
- John Adams, O.D.Winchester, KY1497900070
- Kevin Adams, ODMurray, KY1184782609
- Mattie Adams, ODElizabethtown, KY1861064958
- Rebecca Adams, O.D.Louisville, KY1568080315
- Stefanie Adams, ODGeorgetown, KY1750669198
- Addy Adkisson, ODLouisville, KY1255181582
- Bilal Ahmad, O.D.Lexington, KY1003224809
Common questions
What is Russell King Heltsley, O.D.'s NPI number?
Russell King Heltsley, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184709636, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell King Heltsley, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Scottsville RD, Bowling Green, KY, 42104. Phone: (270) 846-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell King Heltsley, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1216 DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell King Heltsley, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell King Heltsley, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.