Tara Helfrich, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Fairview Heights, IL
Tara Helfrich, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fairview Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1568849818, issued on May 6, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 209012763, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Helfrich
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209012763 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Ludwig Dr, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
- Phone
- (618) 397-9000
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150602002143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5 Ludwig Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kara Littlejohn, NPNurse Practitioner1760965768
- Jeffrey Schenck, DOFamily Medicine Physician1447713409
Verify Tara Helfrich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209012763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
- Omeprazole108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium92 claims
- Lisinopril86 claims
- Metformin Hcl71 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 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: $991.61
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Hshs Medical Group IncFairview Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Helfrich among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Tara Helfrich, NP is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% 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 31% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fairview Heights
They are 6 of the 372 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairview Heights, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mary Madras, APRN,BCFairview Heights, IL 622081134158728
- Laura O'Leary, FNPFairview Heights, IL 622081134527831
- Rachael Villarreal, APNFairview Heights, IL 622081710347893
- Sylvia Florian, CNPEast Saint Louis, IL 622071184780793
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Common questions
What is Tara Helfrich, NP's NPI number?
Tara Helfrich, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568849818, issued on May 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Helfrich, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Ludwig Dr, Fairview Heights, IL, 62208. Phone: (618) 397-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Helfrich, NP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209012763, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Helfrich, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Helfrich, NP had 2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tara Helfrich, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.